Research uncovers racial disparities in hospice discharge outcomes
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 20, 2024
When Black patients leave hospice care alive, they have a higher risk for being admitted to a hospital, according to a study published on May 16 in JAMA Network Open.
Monoclonal antibody combo allows more high-risk Mayo Clinic patients to recover at home
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2021
Over four weeks, COVID patients treated with Regeneron’s federally authorized antibody cocktail had significantly fewer hospitalizations than their untreated peers, the health system’s investigators...
Rates of illness, death, hospital admissions plummet in seniors after vaccine rollout: CDC
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2021
The steep declines in COVID-19 illness and mortality among the most vaccinated age group in the U.S. — seniors — demonstrate the potential impact of increasing vaccination coverage nationally, CDC...
Identify a COVID emergency: Watch for these key signs, specialists say
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 01, 2021
High-risk COVID-19 patients should be assessed for certain objective signs of respiratory compromise in order to identify the need for life-saving medical therapy as early as possible, a new study suggests.
Telemedicine a boon for LTC residents and operators during pandemic: review
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Telemedicine has had measurable clinical effects on residents, including reduced emergency and hospital admissions, reductions in physical restraints, and improved vital signs, nurse-researchers have found.
Staff buy-in key to reducing ED visits with telemedicine, senior living study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 23, 2021
An attempt to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits with telemedicine triage failed when senior living healthcare providers were not on board. The findings contain lessons for for clinicians and...
What emergency docs see: Delirium signals COVID in older patients
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Almost a third of older emergency department patients who were subsequently diagnosed with COVID had delirium at admission, investigators say. And many had no other COVID symptoms, such as cough or fever.
Residents with cognitive impairment face more hospital admissions
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2020
Respiratory distress was also linked to more admissions after ED transfers. In contrast, residents with falls, trauma or fracture, non-gastrointestinal bleeding, and pain were more likely to be discharged...
Coordinate locally to lower COVID-19 burden, facility study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2020
Three Michigan nursing homes worked hand-in-hand with local referral hospitals and labs to successfully contain facility COVID-19 outbreaks.
Moderate exercise in older age cuts hospital trips, finds study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Moderately active older adults were up to 27% less likely to have more than seven hospital admissions per year.