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NewsLength of stay now shorter but more costly
As the largest component of healthcare expenditures, inpatient hospital costs are more expensive these days. As hospitals continue to curb costs, one area of particular focus is length of stay. In Read more...
Better hospital mattresses give wallets a rest
If emergency rooms spent 30 cents per patient to buy pressure-reduction mattresses, it could save the hospital $32 per patient, reports UPI. The special mattress could reduce pressure ulcers in Read more...
EDs fail to recognize elder cognitive impairment
Older patients with cognitive impairment, such as dementia and delirium, pay a large number of visits to emergency departments (ED), but EDs may be ill equipped to identify their impairment, Read more...
Elderly receive inferior hospital care
Sorry, Grandpa! Little Timmy is more likely to receive better hospital care. What's worse is that seniors are slightly more likely to die as a result of inferior emergency care, according to a new Read more...
Nurses key to cutting readmissions
One in five elderly patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within a month, according to a study in Health Affairs. To mitigate the readmissions, researchers at the University of Read more...
Delirium in elderly hospital patients can increase length of stay, risk of death
The occurrence of delirium in elderly hospital patients in recent years has gone from what doctors once believed to be a "reversible transient phenomenon" to a growing cause of death for such Read more...
Death rates for elderly patients transferred to acute-care long-term hospitals increasing
New approaches to patient care at long-term acute care hospitals throughout the U.S. are needed considering that the survival rate of elderly patients transferred to such facilities after a critical Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Florida researchers test antenna-equipped 'tattletale pill'
"Smart pills" have been touted as a solution to the monitoring issue, though the technology remains in an experimental phase. At the University of Florida, researchers are testing what they call a Read more...
Mayo Clinic among providers targeting readmissions
Unnecessary hospital readmissions have been a particularly hot topic since last April when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiated the Care Transition Project, a pilot program to Read more...
Copayment rates affect disease management to a financial detriment for all
There is a high cost to delaying treatment to those with chronic disease, and the more people avoid the doctor to save money, the more money ultimately is spent on hospital bills and intense Read more...
| Press ReleasesCentral Pennsylvania Heart Rhythm Center Making National ImpactThe Heart Rhythm Center of Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital recently published articles on specialized ventilation technique during heart rhythm ablations and pacemaker Read more >> Mayo Clinic Study Identifies Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s DiseaseROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Addressing the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before a patient shows outward signs of cognitive problems, has sometimes been a challenge for physicians Read more >> Pennsylvania Heart Rhythm Center Studies Pacemaker Implantation in the Extreme ElderlyThe Heart Rhythm Center of Lebanon Cardiology Associates and The Good Samaritan Hospital are proud to present their outcomes of pacemaker implantation in the extreme elderly at the American Heart Read more >> Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services President Anthony Zizzamia Discusses the Value of Home CareHome Care: A Health Care Idea We Can All Support WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following is an opinion editorial provided by Anthony Zizzamia, president of Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Read more >> |
