Study: Diabetes speeds up progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s
By
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
By
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...
Reader Poll: What would you tell your younger self if you had the chance?
Jan 06, 2017
“Take everything in stride. Work through the difficult times and enjoy the good ones. You stress about too much stuff you can’t fix.”
What isn’t being said
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 02, 2017
Disclaimer: This is not scientific. I can, however, tell you I believe this notion to be true based on the hundreds of leadership conversations I’ve had, or haven’t had.
Up to 1.6 million people have had the flu so far this season
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2023
Up to 1.6 million people were sickened with influenza from Oct 1. through Nov. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Training, support for SNF quality improvement program had no effect on hospitalizations: study
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Jul 07, 2017
Nursing homes that received support in implementing a quality improvement program showed little change in hospitalization rates and emergency department visits compared to facilities that had no support,...
22 percent of those over 50 hospitalized with RSV had acute cardiac events: study
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
About a quarter of people over the age of 50 with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) experienced acute cardiac events, according to a new study. Furthermore, the risk for severe outcomes in those who had...
Nursing homes with predominantly minority residents had more COVID deaths and cases, study affirms
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Researchers are stressing the need to address systemic racial disparities in nursing homes after a new study showed facilities with predominantly minority populations suffered more COVID illnesses and...
COVID-19 nursing homes previously had high number of deficiencies, complaints, study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
Nursing homes with reported COVID-19 cases previously had higher rates of deficiencies and complaints, according to a research letter published Thursday in JAMA.
SNF specialization might help outcomes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility after trauma had lower odds of mortality when the facility had fewer beds per nurse, new research shows.