Heart failure linked to increased incidence of cancer
Jun 29, 2021
Increased rates of cancer seen among women and men and for cancer at multiple sites, including lip, oral cavity, pharynx, respiratory organs
Refocus on capturing PDPM drivers to improve care, quality and reimbursement
By
Jim Shearon
Sheryl Rosenfield
Apr 13, 2021
With the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing facilities since late December, facilities nationwide have seen a significant decline in both new cases and deaths among resident populations....
Sleep like your life depends on it
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 01, 2021
One thing I’ve learned in my mostly unsuccessful lifelong quest to get enough sleep is that nothing helps more than feeling under pressure to do so. So learning in McKnight’s that extra sleep reduced...
Clinical Briefs for Friday, June 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 06, 2019
AHA releases scientific statement on diabetes and heart failure … Early advance care planning benefits dying patients … Walking speed linked with blood cancer outcomes in older people
Also in the News for Thursday, March 1
Mar 01, 2018
Johns Hopkins: Common orthopaedic knee surgery does little to help seniors … Getting flu vaccine cuts risk of death by half in people with heart failure … Bigger allowance urged for nursing...
Social network for heart failure community debuts
Nov 16, 2016
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has created Together in HF , a social network for members of the heart failure community.
HeartWare International buys CircuLite
Dec 03, 2013
HeartWare International, Inc., which specializes in advance heart failure technology, has acquired CircuLite, the developer of the SYNERGY Circulatory Support System.
Diuretics vastly overused: study
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2013
An “epidemic” of inappropriate diuretic prescribing is hitting seniors, a top researcher says. The drugs are widely overused to treat arterial hypertension, heart failure and renal disease,...
Heart failure patients surviving longer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Mortality rates have declined for patients with advanced heart failure during the past two decades, according to new research from UCLA. Still, a third of patients do not survive more than three years...
Skyrocketing spending on post-acute care shows need for large bundled payment groups, researchers argue
By
McKnight's Staff
May 09, 2013
Post-acute care was the fastest growing major healthcare spending category for government programs between 1994-2009, according to recently released research. The results support large-scale bundled payments...