Tag Archives for Health Care
Eat That…and Die?
The morning started out just fine, thank you! Nothing too upsetting this morning after days of titillating WikiLeaks, and news of a still lethargic economy… until I open my iPad and read the latest findings issued by the National Institutes … Continue reading
Tags: BMI, death risk, excess pound, Health Care, obesity, Overweight
Women Faring Worse After Surgery?
The inequities of life continue, especially when it comes to women’s health. A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, avers that women have worse outcomes than men following surgery for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) … Continue reading
Tags: blood thinners, cerebrovascular, complications, coronary artery disease, Dr. Ageliki G. Vouyouka, Florida, Health Care, Journal of Vascular Surgery, lower extremities, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New Jersey, New York, PAD, perioperative bleeding, peripheral arterial disease, pharmacokinetics, Society for Vascular Surgery, surgery, women
Hey, Get Back and Take Your Meds!
Add “predictive initiatives” to the newest lingo in the crosshairs of medicine and long term care. Pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. is launching an innovative program that reaches out to patients they anticipate will fail to take their medications. That’s … Continue reading
Tags: benefit managers, Express Scripts Inc., Health Care, insurers, Long Term Care, medication, medicine, PBM's, pharmacy, predictive initiatives
Itching to Rid Nursing Homes of Bed Bugs?
You knew it would only be a matter of time before the Long Term Care Industry would be bitten by bed bugs. Come on… Hotels, Homes, Theatres… of course – Nursing Homes. That’s bed bugs with a vengeance! A few … Continue reading
Tags: bed bugs, EPA, Health Care, Long Term Care, nursing homes, pest management company, pesticides
Looking for the Creative in Health Care
All of us involved in Health Care are well aware of the import of medication adherence on the part of our patients. Indeed, much of our newest regulations promulgated by plans to mitigate precipitous readmittance to hospitals involves strategies to … Continue reading
Tags: Aetna, Health Care, health care, Hospitals, insurers, medication, New England Healthcare Institute, patients
Need a New Hip? Check the Joint Registry First
806,000 hip and knee implants were performed in the US in 2007 – that’s double the amount done a decade earlier. However, a 2007 study demonstrates that 7% of Medicare patients who underwent a hip replacement required another replacement hip … Continue reading
Tags: Aging, Health Care, research, seniors
To Err is Human… To Ignore may lead to Death
Medication Errors – F 332-the facility must assure that it is free of medication error rates of 5 % or greater. F333 states the facility must assure that residents are free of any significant medication errors. According to studies drug … Continue reading
Tags: Health Care, seniors
Brains v. Beauty
An age old dilemma, – which is more powerful and important – brains or beauty? Would you rather be hideously ugly and brilliant, or stunningly beautiful and unable to carry a conversation? Of course none of us really wants to … Continue reading
Tags: Health Care, research
Care and Feeding of the Middle Aged Brain
As we work with administrators to help navigate the world of Long Term Care it is hard not to be hyper-aware of our own mortality and the eventuality that we, too, are likely to reach a point where we will … Continue reading
Tags: Aging, exercise, Health Care, middle age, research
New Hope for Those Who Suffer from Digestive Problems
The gastrointestinal system is a complex and mysterious one. It seems almost a miracle that it ever works properly considering the multitude of factors that can make things within our digestive tract go awry. What we eat, how we move, … Continue reading
Tags: Health Care, Medical News, medication, research
