Quality Of Life news from FierceHealthcare
NewsSurgeons experiencing burnout, worried about medical errors
A new study of surgeons has concluded that they're tapped out and may be making more mistakes than people think. The survey, designed to measure burnout and assess surgeons' quality of life, found Read more...
Study: Dialysis linked with lower quality of life for nursing home seniors
A new study has drawn an unpleasant conclusion about dialysis for seniors based in nursing homes--that it typically does little to improve their quality of life. The study, which was published in the Read more...
Study focuses on helping seniors avoid rehospitalization
In one of a growing number of efforts focused on reducing rehospitalizations, a common, costly phenomenon among elderly patients, researchers at Rush University Medical Center are studying the Read more...
Trend: Very elderly patients getting more aggressive procedures
Should surgeons implant a defibrillator in a 99-year-old patient's heart? This question, which might have seemed academic years ago, is becoming increasingly relevant as patients live longer and ask Read more...
| Press ReleasesOut With The Old, In With The New – Another TeleHealth Industry First For CJPS HealthcareAUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In yet another unprecedented move, CJPS Healthcare Supplies & Equipment (www.CJPS.com) announces a new Trade-Up program. This announcement comes on the Read more >> ALFA Helps Fight Ageism with New Partnership Promoting Senior Olympics DocumentaryALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALFA, the leading voice for professionally-managed, consumer-driven senior living communities, is partnering with the PBS documentary Age of Champions to spread the Read more >> Regions Hospital first in the country to have palliative care program certifiedPalliative care program emphasizes care and quality of life for patients with serious illness ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital’s palliative care program has become the first Read more >> MidMichigan Health Partners with Concerro for Innovative Retiree Return-to-Work ProgramShiftSelect Provides Visibility into Areas Where Retiree Skills are Needed, Supports AONE’s Guiding Principles for the Aging Nurse Workforce SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Concerro, Inc., the market Read more >> Skilled Care Direct: An Expansion of Skilled Care Pharmacy’s Service CapabilitiesMASON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skilled Care Pharmacy, a provider of medication needs for residents in extended care communities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, has increased its service capabilities Read more >> |
