Meet Steven Littlehale, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Business Partner’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2024
The role of chief innovation officer suits Steven Littlehale as perfectly as his bow ties are affixed each time out. His education and training, clinical experience and leadership have led to measurably...
Cindy Smith has perhaps one of the greatest skills needed for long-term care: the knowledge and experience to reduce the time needed to obtain a prior authorization.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 30
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 30, 2024
Losing items doesn’t always indicate poor memory … 15 generics saved Medicare about $15 billion from 2015 to 2021 … Healthy lifestyle could offset life-shortening genes … EHR tool combats health...
Behind the push to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 30, 2024
Nursing home residents — who often deal with complex and overlapping medical conditions — should be included in more clinical trials for therapies and medications, a group of researchers is emphasizing...
Meet David Totaro, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Agent of Change’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 30, 2024
David Totaro took an unusual path to the long-term care sector, and his varied experience served him well as he developed a national, legislative advocacy program for BAYADA Hearts for Home Care.
Meet Tim Hadley, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Business Partner’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 30, 2024
Tim Hadley knows what it takes to be a successful partner.
As the newly installed president of Palmetto Infusion, he looks to invigorate the company as it continues expanding its offerings of in-home care...
You can’t have effective healthcare without clinical collaboration
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Joel Landau
Apr 29, 2024
There exists an undeniable truth within the healthcare sector: the delivery of effective healthcare is heavily dependent on collaboration among clinical professionals. This axiom is...
Mandatory dementia reporting from clinicians to DMV may backfire, study says
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Donna Shryer
Apr 29, 2024
With more older adults on the road and dementia cases rising, some states require doctors or patients to report dementia diagnoses to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). However, a new study suggests...
Those with essential tremor have higher risk of cognitive impairment, study finds
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Donna Shryer
Apr 29, 2024
Essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, rhythmic shaking of the hands and head, is one of the most common movement disorders, affecting an estimated 2.2% of the United...
A new study offers a promising way for patients to relieve knee pain with self-administered acupressure (SAA), an ancient practice rooted in traditional Chinese medicine. Researchers found the technique,...