Study finds accreditation improves safety culture at nursing homes
Accredited nursing homes report a stronger resident safety culture than nonaccredited facilities, according to a new study published in the May 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
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Apr 27, 2012 |
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Electrocardiography can predict heart attacks in healthy older adults
Can a simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity help predict heart attacks? And can that knowledge help doctors reroute their patients away from coronary heart disease?
Cardiology
Apr 10, 2012 |
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62 percent of men and 37 percent of women over the age of 65 are sexually active: Spanish study
A study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, involving nearly 2000 people, describes the sexual practices of senior citizens in Spain. The most common are kisses, caresses and vaginal penetration. ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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In defense of older drivers
The notion that senior drivers have higher rates of crashes because they are poorer drivers is largely a misconception, according to a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Apr 02, 2012 |
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Graduated drivers' licenses for seniors
Introducing graduated drivers' licenses for seniors in Canada might help improve road safety, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Apr 02, 2012 |
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Dutch pensioner's decision: when to die with dignity
With a deadly dose of barbiturates stashed in his home in a small eastern Dutch town, pensioner Hans Hillebrand is a "self-determinist": he alone wants to decide when it's time to die with dignity.
Other
Mar 31, 2012 |
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Elder abuse remains hidden problem as baby boomers reach old age
Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top priority for care providers and governments alike. As many as one in 10 people age ...
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Mar 27, 2012 |
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U.s. underestimates long-term costs of obesity, experts say
(HealthDay) -- The costs of the obesity epidemic to the United States and the economic value of curbing it are not captured fully by current methods, according to a new report.
Health
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Alzheimer's, dementia care to cost U.S. $200 billion this year
(HealthDay) -- Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia will cost the United States about $200 billion this year, a total that includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid, ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Colon Cancer Alliance and American College of Radiology demand Medicare cover virtual colonoscopy
In response to a study published online Feb. 23 in Radiology which showed that virtual colonoscopies are comparably affective to standard colonoscopy at detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps in adults ages 65 an ...
Cancer
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Agreement on short-term SGR 'patch' fails to ensure access to care or advance needed reforms
Our organizations, representing nearly 400,000 physicians and medical student members, are deeply disappointed by the agreement in Congress to enact another short-term "patch" that neither solves, nor moves us closer to solving, ...
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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Computer order entry systems reduce preventable adverse drug events
Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only approximately 30 percent of hospitals nationwide have done so and around 40 percent of hospitals in the ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Fall monitoring device could end standoffs, keep seniors safer
(Medical Xpress) -- It’s a scenario played out all too frequently: Adult children, worried about the safety of their aging parents, foist devices on them to monitor their safety. And their parents, resentful ...
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Feb 03, 2012 |
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New study to assess 3 simple, cost-effective strategies to promote healthy aging
In Europe, the number of seniors aged 70 and over will increase by 40% in the next 20 years, while those aged 80 and over will more than double. Health authorities and the medical community expect a corresponding increase ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Insulin resistance linked to brain health in elderly
New research from Uppsala University shows that reduced insulin sensitivity is linked to smaller brain size and deteriorated language skills in seniors. The findings are now published in the scientific journal Diabetes Ca ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2012 |
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