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Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication
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[06/01/2012] A new study of University of North Carolina School of Medicine finds that people 75 years old or older are less likely to receive any pain medication in hospital emergency departments than middle aged people – those between 35 and 54 years old.Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication - Read more
Death Rate Measure Used to Judge Hospital Quality May Be Misleading
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[04/01/2012] Hospitals, health insurers and patients often rely on patient death rates in hospitals to compare hospital quality. Now a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine questions the accuracy of that widely used approach and supports measuring patient deaths over a period of 30 days from admission even after they have left the hospital.Death Rate Measure Used to Judge Hospital Quality May Be Misleading - Read more
Hip Replacement: Improving Walking Skills after Surgery
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[21/12/2011] Researchers in Norway report that patients who receive walking skills training following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis show improved physical function. Hip Replacement: Improving Walking Skills after Surgery - Read more
Improving Patient Care by Improving Nurses' Work Environment
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[07/12/2011] A study of the New York University indicates that there are other aspects of registered nurses' (RNs) work environments that RNs perceive can also have a significant impact on the quality of care they deliver.Improving Patient Care by Improving Nurses' Work Environment - Read more
Dementia People with Stroke More Likely to Become Disabled
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[09/11/2011] New research shows that people with dementia who have a stroke are more likely to become disabled and not return home - compared to people who didn't have dementia at the time they had a stroke.Dementia People with Stroke More Likely to Become Disabled - Read more
Prevention of Bedsores in Long-Term Care Homes Cost-Effective
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[02/11/2011] Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that low-tech, inexpensive interventions for bedsores could improve health for long-term care residents and reduce health-care costs for the facilities that house them.Prevention of Bedsores in Long-Term Care Homes Cost-Effective - Read more
Study: Success of Brain Surgery for Severe Epilepsy
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[31/08/2011] Two-thirds of people with severe and otherwise untreatable epilepsy were completely cured of their frequent seizures after undergoing neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, according to a new study.Study: Success of Brain Surgery for Severe Epilepsy - Read more
New Evidence: Benefits of Home Dialysis for Kidney Patients
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[29/06/2011] Cells that help protect blood vessels work better in patients who undergo dialysis at home during the night than those who undergo standard daytime dialysis in a hospital, according to the nephrologist Darren Yuen.New Evidence: Benefits of Home Dialysis for Kidney Patients - Read more
Reducing the Use of Health Services by Chronically Ill Older Adults
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[16/03/2011] A new report shows that older people who receive Guided Care, a new form of primary care, use fewer expensive health services compared to older people who receive regular primary care. Reducing the Use of Health Services by Chronically Ill Older Adults - Read more
New Mode of Dementia Care Lowers Hospitalization Rates
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[14/02/2011] An innovative model of dementia care significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications that are not harmful to older brains. The result is improved health for older adults and their family caregivers and lower healthcare costs. New Mode of Dementia Care Lowers Hospitalization Rates - Read more
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