Networking While Protecting Patient Privacy
Dr. Lyle Dennis, a neurologist in Suffern, NY, has taken his years of practicing medicine and developed a site that fuses that knowledge with today’s powerful social media tools. The result: HealthKeep – a secure, anonymous and fully HIPAA-compliant health … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Medical Technology, Social MediaTags: Dr. Lyle Dennis, HealthKeep, HIPAA, Social Media
Can a Cup a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
Seems there are some more benefits to that daily cuppa coffee than just that shot of caffeine. Mayo Clinic Researchers have just uncovered a link between drinking coffee and a lower risk of PCS – a rare autoimmune liver disease … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Medical NewsTags: Alzheimer's, autoimmune diseases, coffee, Cognitive Impairment, diabetes, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Mayo Clinic, PCS
Fraud & Fabrication Rife in One of Largest Generic Drug Manufacturers
What was recently uncovered at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans, would make your hair stand on end. A devastating investigation by Fortune unearthed that the generics produced by Ranbaxy were ineffective and … Continue reading
Categories: Health CareTags: Fraud, generic drugs, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, Lipitor, Ranbaxy
Healthcare Marketing – Speaking to the Caregivers
Caregivers play a vital role as the mediums between the complex healthcare industry and the patients. In this fundamental position, the caregiver often becomes the primary target audience for healthcare marketers. As a leading resource in the long term care … Continue reading
Categories: Family, Home CareTags: caregivers, Healthcare Marketing
Nursing Home Sued After Bed Sore Leads to Leg Amputation
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) – The family of a man whose infected leg was amputated filed suit against his nursing home. John Eric Rush, 49, alleged that staff negligence led to an infected bed sore on his left heel. The … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Long Term CareTags: bed sores, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Greg Grambor, SCD boots, Sequential Compression Device, Skin IQ™ coverlet, Vascular PRN
Nursing Home Care Keep Getting More Expensive
Always a costly option, nursing homes have reached a new high. Approximately $67,527 five years ago, the average price has risen to $83,950. And in the past year alone the fee jumped 4%, according to Genworth’s 2013 Cost of Care … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Home Care, Long Term CareTags: assisted living facilities, Home Care, home health aide, nursing homes
How to Protect Your Hips
According to The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons there are some steps you can take to help slow the creeping onset of hip arthritis. • Make sure you give your hips a breather, and try not to overwork them. … Continue reading
Categories: Aging, Health CareTags: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, arthritis, hip arthritis
Silent Brain Change Seen in Individuals With Alzheimer’s in the Family
If you have a parent or sibling with Alzheimer’s, new research has discovered that you are more liable to exhibit brain changes associated with the disorder even before you have symptoms of memory and thinking deterioration. With an estimated 5.2 … Continue reading
Categories: Alzheimers/DementiaTags: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's prevention, brain, cerebrospinal fluid, Dr. Richard Isaacson
Putting the Pieces Together
The 3 most common chronic conditions to plague seniors in assisted living are Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure and heart disease. While 82% of this highly vulnerable population suffers from at least one of these three, there is growing concern about the common … Continue reading
Categories: Aging, Alzheimers/Dementia, Health Care, Long Term CareTags: Alzheimer's, Chronic Conditions, dementia, heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Incontinence, seniors
5 Great Tips for Filling Beds in Your Health Care Facility
Develop Strong Relationships with your Residents As with any business, satisfying your existing customers/clients is a great way to develop an excellent reputation and generate new leads. The title of a book written by Pete Blackshaw says it all – … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Hospitals, Long Term Care
