Researchers have successfully combined bioactive peptides in an effort to stimulate wound healing. Investigators tested a newly-created peptide on patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
60 Seconds with…Nataly Rubinstein
Oct 01, 2011
Nataly Rubinstein, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, author of new caregiver book
Validated list of key drug-drug interactions that affect older adults published
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2021
The list, published Wednesday in JAMDA, includes 66 drug-drug interactions that are commonly problematic for older adults, and can be used as a clinical management tool to assess potential harms.
60 Seconds With…Deborah Green
Sep 01, 2012
Deborah Green, MBA, RHIA, VP of Health Info Mgmt Solutions, AHIMA
Administration sets new compliance date for ICD-10 diagnosing codes
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2012
The Obama administration has given healthcare providers, including those in long-term care, an extra year to become compliant with a set of disease diagnosis codes.
QIOs adopt new “code of conduct” policy
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2006
The board of directors of the American Health Quality Association has approved a new policy to help all Quality Improvement Organizations to “respond to public expectations for greater transparency...
US will likely prioritize long-term care for COVID-19 booster shots
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Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2021
Long-term care residents will be among the first to receive COVID-19 booster shots once distribution begins, according to federal health officials.
Feds: Emergency department visits increase with age of nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
While residents aged 60 to 69 were found to account for 2% of ED visits, those aged 90 and older accounted for 24% of visits, according to new data.
Administrators suspended at veterans nursing home hard hit by COVID-19
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Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
Two top administrators at a veterans nursing home hit hard by the coronavirus were suspended indefinitely by Pennsylvania military leaders. The suspension comes as state officials investigate the nursing...
House GOP asks for no new regs until after Trump takes office
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 18, 2016
Federal agencies should not issue any regulations until after Inauguration Day, House Republicans demanded in a Nov. 15 letter.