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COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America ’s Elder Care System. This Is Our Best Shot to Fix Them
For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. On Feb. 29, 2020, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State announced the U.S. had its first outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Three people in the area had tested positive the day before; two of them were associated with Life Care Center of Kirkland, and officials expected more to follow soon. When asked what steps the nursing home could take to control the spread, Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County, said he was working w...
Source: TIME: Health - June 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized Aging COVID-19 feature franchise Magazine TIME for Health Source Type: news
Successful Distancing: Telemedicine in Gastroenterology and Hepatology During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AbstractTelemedicine involves delivering healthcare and preventative care services to patients without the need for in-person encounters. Traditionally, telemedicine has been used for acute events (e.g., stroke, used to relay essential information to the emergency department) and chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes and chronic kidney disease management). Though the utilization of telemedicine in gastroenterology and hepatology has been modest at best, especially for inflammatory bowel diseases and chronic liver disease management, since the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, utilization of teleme...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - March 3, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
2020 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures.
This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality and morbidity, use and costs of care, and the overall impact on caregivers and society. The Special Report discusses the future challenges of meeting care demands for the growing number of people living with Alzheimer's dementia in the United States with a particular emphasis on primary care. By mid-century, the number of Americans age 65 and older with Alzheimer's dementia may grow to 13.8 million. This represents a steep increase from the estimated 5.8 million Americans age 65 and older who have Alzh...
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - March 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alzheimers Dement Source Type: research
MassDevice Q & A: Claret Medical ’ s Azin Parhizgar on trying to make TAVR safer
Cerebral protection developer Claret Medical recently won FDA de novo clearance for its Sentinel device designed to trap blood clots and prevent stroke during heart valve replacement procedures.
The Sentinel uses a pair of filters, 1 in the brachiocephalic artery another in the left common carotid artery, to trap debris released during transcatheter aortic valve replacement that could cause a cerebral embolism.
The device has seen a rough road to approval, however, after missing the primary efficacy endpoint in its pivotal trial. Despite that, the device saw nearly unanimous support from an FDA advisory panel and was c...
Source: Mass Device - June 12, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Surgical Vascular Claret Medical Inc. Source Type: news
How The GOP's Health Plan Shifts The Burden To Family Caregivers
There are two words missing in the 100-plus pages of the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the House on Thursday without a single Democratic vote: “family caregivers.”
It’s a shame, because the trickle-down effects of the bill ― should it pass the Senate ― would swell the ranks of the nation’s 43.5 million unpaid and untrained family members who sacrifice portions of their own lives and livelihoods to spare their loved ones being kicked to the curb.
Many aspects of the Obamacare repeal uniquely target older Americans. But there’s one in particular that threatens to ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Characteristics of Accredited Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Laboratories in the United States
CONCLUSIONSThe results suggest that there are significant differences between IAC applicant laboratories and laboratories represented by Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) claims data. In addition, accurate study reporting, physician training, and ongoing quality improvement activities may not be optimized in laboratories applying for accreditation. With the information learned from this study, educational strategies by professional organizations, including the IAC, can be tailored to help improve TCD practice.
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - October 31, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Mary Beth Farrell, John Y. Choi, Endrit Ziu, Kevin M. Cockroft Tags: Technology Update Source Type: research
Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (S16.007)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Prehospital/Emergency Room Stroke Care and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Source Type: research
Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (I2.001)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Stroke in the Elderly and Young: Challenges for the Next Decade Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research
The Quality Of Health Care You Receive Likely Depends On Your Skin Color
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as white patients, racial and ethnic disparities continue to plague the U.S. health care system. That report, which was published in 2002, indicated that even when both groups had similar insurance or the same ability to pay for care, black patients received inferior treatment to white patients. This still hold true, according to our investigation into dozens of studies about black health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
