Articles Tagged With: geriatrics
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Research Reveals Real-World Challenges of Preventing Falls
It seems even individually tailored plans contain blind spots.
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Airway Management in Older Adult Trauma Patients
Older adult trauma patients present unique challenges for the emergency care provider. Airway anatomic and physiologic changes associated with age may pose difficulties in the setting of trauma and may affect the overall care of the patient. Understanding the geriatric variations and developing alternative strategies is critical in the acute care setting.
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Can Telemedicine Deliver High-Quality Geriatric Care to Rural EDs?
More than 100 U.S. EDs that have achieved some level of credit through the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. These EDs have taken specific steps to better meet the needs of older patients who present to the ED according to Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines, established in 2013. However, recognizing that smaller, rural hospitals often do not have the training or resources to meet GEDA standards, researchers are determining if telemedicine technology can be leveraged to make this accreditation available to these facilities.
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Four Risks That Could Lead to Unexpected Readmissions for Elderly Patients
Researchers uncover pre- and post-surgery trouble areas that could result in older patients returning to the hospital one month after a procedure.
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Can Telemedicine Deliver High-Quality Geriatric Care to Rural EDs?
Under a three-year research project, a New Hampshire medical center will be providing geriatric support and expertise to four rural hospitals through a mature telemedicine program already in place. One aim of the program is to enable senior patients in rural areas to receive high-quality geriatric care in their local EDs rather than face transfer to larger hospitals that may be far away.
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New perioperative guideline released for geriatric surgical patients
A new collaborative best practices guideline has been released for care of older adults immediately before, during, and after surgical operations.
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Media training essential for all spokespeople
Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series that looks at effective media relations. This month, we look at tips and strategies for handling media relations during a crisis. Last month, proven strategies that result in media coverage of hospice events, services, and announcements were described. -
Patients/surrogates vastly overrate likelihood of survival
Most (83%) patients/surrogates stated they preferred full code status but only 4% could identify the components of CPR; 16% stated preferences that differed with the medical record. -
Study shows issues with discharge instructions
Patients and their caregivers sometimes have difficulty recalling details of their discharge instructions, a new study finds. -
CMS finalizes 2012 Medicare home health payment changes
Payments to home health agencies (HHAs) are estimated to decrease by approximately 2.31% or $430 million in calendar year (CY) 2012, the net effect of a 1.4% payment update, the wage index update, and the case-mix coding adjustment, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS).