Double bonuses paid to some Medicare Advantage plans under a pay-for-performance program did not result in higher quality ratings, according to research conducted by the University of Michigan.
Nov 25, 2015
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One in every five older people living in UK care homes has dehydration, suggesting that they are not drinking enough to keep themselves healthy. Those with dementia, diabetes and kidney problems are at most risk of dehydration ...
Nov 11, 2015
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It's a question of major importance to parents, health policy makers and health care professionals—and a focus of national health care quality improvement initiatives. What keeps children from being readmitted to hospitals ...
Nov 4, 2015
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Medical Home Network achieves significant decrease in hospital readmissions and increase in follow-up care through innovative care coordination exchange
Oct 26, 2015
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John Stankovic wants to make smartphone health applications talk to each other to keep people safe and healthy.
Oct 6, 2015
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Hospitalization of nursing home residents are common and often result in complications and excessive costs. Nearly 1 in 4 people admitted to a skilled nursing facility from acute care are rehospitalized within 30 days at ...
Oct 1, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A new report finds that, too often, under-medicated Americans suffering from schizophrenia end up seeking care in the nation's hospital emergency rooms.
Sep 23, 2015
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New study to find out how midwifery teams with higher home birth rates are organised and supported. The aim? To help teams with low numbers of home births to learn from their success and understand how change can be achieved ...
Sep 18, 2015
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new resource: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, which has been developed to guide improvement in antibiotic prescribing ...
Sep 18, 2015
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Women are not only at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) when compared to men; per capita, they also bear six times the cost of AD care that men do, reports a study published today in the journal Women's ...
Sep 9, 2015
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