What’s causing medication errors, and what can your facility do to mitigate the risk of making them? The wrong drug. The wrong formulation. The wrong label. The wrong frequency. The wrong duration. These are many ways that medication errors can happen. And they do happen,…
The leading cause of disability among adults in the United States is arthritis Arthritis currently affects more than 50 million Americans, according to the Arthritis Foundation and nearly 300,000 babies and children are also said to be living with arthritis or a rheumatic condition…
Key discovery for patients taking numerous medications Scientists and pharmacists have long dreamed of a scenario in which they could prescribe and distribute different medications without fear of adverse interactions. Recent discoveries may move them ever closer to that goal. Thanks to the work…
Organizations moving to de-escalate and prevent action against workers Recent events have prompted at least two organizations to make recommendations or statements regarding violence against healthcare workers. The Joint Commission went first earlier this year, citing several sets of statistics. “The need for using…
Healthcare is a fast-paced world. Looking for an Advanced Practice job for healthcare professionals either as a Nurse or Physician Assistant can be stressful and confusing. Many times, health care professionals will not put their own wants and needs first and tend to overlook…
Recently, my colleague wrote that the CMS’ Value-Based Purchasing incentives were working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). From 2014 to 2017, the overall rate of HACs had declined by 13%. Per AHRQ, 20,500 lives…
On January 29, 2019, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report showing the changes in the incidences of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) from 2014 to 2017. The good news and the headline is that overall, HACs have declined by 13% in…
DOWNLOAD NOW Affecting approximately 10 million Americans, as well as about 3-6% of the world population According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, fibromyalgia affects approximately 10 million Americans, as well as about 3-6% of the world population. It disproportionately affects women – 75-90% of…
What measures and means will be taken in the meantime? To the average person, Medicare is simply health insurance for people of retirement age. And while that description is incomplete, it isn’t wrong either. But where the understanding of the program begins to erode…
Findings surprising in light of the importance of rehab for stroke patients Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive health outcomes. The research team at Brown…