Nurse managers, remote BP monitoring help stroke survivors cut hypertension, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension had a more than two-fold reduction in blood pressure (BP) when they tracked it at home and sent measurements to nurse case managers, compared...
CMS issues first nursing home staffing rule enforcement guidance
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week updated guidance to be used by surveyors weighing nursing homes’ compliance with expanded facility assessment requirements included in the minimum...
Something tells us they’re into something good: Immanuel unites region’s seniors with Hermits, music,...
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 12, 2024
It’s common for senior care providers to look for ways to celebrate their residents, but few take it to as large a scale as Omaha, NE-based Immanuel Communities.
Study: Diabetes speeds up progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 13, 2024
The first year after a person is diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a “critical window for intervention” if the individual has diabetes. That’s because diabetes accelerates the...
Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information sharing lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information blocking “will cause needless patient...
Nursing homes left in the dark when utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
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Kate Ruder, KFF Health News
Jun 10, 2024
As preemptive power cuts become more widespread, nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness. But it shouldn’t be up to the facilities alone, according to industry officials and academics.
While some aging services providers last week warned that more scrutiny of healthcare consolidation and rules that seek to limit it further could create “unintended consequences,” others encouraged...
Study: Afib patients on low blood thinner doses have more bleeding than those on standard doses
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
People with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who took low doses of blood-thinning drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) experienced more bleeding during the first three months of treatment. About...
In first earnings call, PACS Group forecasts continued growth following $423M IPO
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2024
Fresh off an initial public offering yielding net proceeds of $423 million, PACS Group is looking for opportunities to expand, CEO Jason Murray said Tuesday during the Farmington, UT-based holding company’s...
Most older adults don’t know about aging-related resources, survey shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Most older adults are missing out when it comes to all the resources that could help them with aging and caregiving issues, according to a new poll.