Administration to propose overhaul of kidney dialysis system
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2019
A White House proposal to make up to 17,000 kidneys available for transplant could mean good news for an estimated 70,000 nursing home residents diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
Nurse union wins over wellness program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2019
Corporate wellness programs are meant to let everyone win: The worker receives incentives for becoming healthier, while the employer lessens its health insurance costs.
Meet Katie Jayne, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 08, 2019
Bishop Gadsden’s Katie Jayne started in 2005 as an assistant to the director of marketing at the South Carolina community. Through hard work, she’s advanced and was promoted last year to become the...
Rough journey and smooth brushstroke inspire nursing home portrait sessions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2019
During her junior year of high school, America Ordonez stepped into Oak Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the first time, armed with a camera, a sketch pad and a box full of paints. Almost a year...
Team approach helps hospital cut antibiotic use in sepsis case study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2019
A team approach to antimicrobial stewardship resulted in decreased broad spectrum antibiotic use, reduced patient length of stay and cost reductions for a Pennsylvania hospital.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 26, 2019
Independence is top factor in seniors’ hot weather vulnerability … Parkinson’s disease origins could be in the gut … Drug delivery implant may nix need for pills … Discovery may help kick-start...
AI technology applied to claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2019
Change Healthcare said it has applied its Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence technology to its management suite by introducing Assurance Reimbursement Management™ Denial Propensity Scoring and...
A honk and a wave and it’s summer break
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 25, 2019
If it’s after lunch and it’s a school day, everyone at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home knows where to find residents Kenneth Neff and Eileen Thompson.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, June 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 25, 2019
Drug combo may combat deadly candida auris … Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted research progress for decades … Can deprescribing drugs reduce dementia risk? … NIH study: Optimal threshold for diagnosing...
Nursing home costs significantly outpace inflation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 20, 2019
Out-of-pocket nursing home costs grew as much as 30% between 2005 and 2010, according to new research from Georgetown University. The study, published in Medical Care Research and Review, examined prices...