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Hospice Composition Based on Diagnosis is Associated with Caregiver-Reported Quality Measures
Conclusion: Hospices that cared for a greater proportion of dementia and stroke patients had poorer scores on caregiver-reported quality measures. These findings support efforts to identify mechanisms underlying these differences and to design strategies to ensure optimal outcomes for hospice patients regardless of diagnosis.PMID:35442840 | DOI:10.1177/10499091221088497
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 20, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sulaiman Alshakhs Elisabeth Sweet Elizabeth Luth M C Reid Charles R Henderson Veerawat Phongtankuel Source Type: research

Health care fragmentation and blood pressure control among adults taking antihypertensive medication
CONCLUSIONS: Fragmented health care may increase the likelihood of aTRH with uncontrolled BP among older Black adults taking antihypertensive medication.PMID:35404546 | DOI:10.37765/ajmc.2022.88837
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - April 11, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Calvin L Colvin Monika M Safford Paul Muntner Lisandro D Colantonio Lisa M Kern Source Type: research

Impact of risk factor control on peripheral artery disease outcomes and health disparities
CONCLUSIONS: risk factor control is poor among patients with PAD. Significant disparities in achieving optimal risk factor control represent a potential target for reducing inequities in outcomes.PMID:35387516 | DOI:10.1177/1358863X221084360
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: F Will Pohlman Cassie B Ford E Hope Weissler Michelle M Smerek N Chantelle Hardy Dennis I Narcisse Steven J Lippmann Melissa A Greiner Chandler Long Jennifer A Rymer J Antonio Gutierrez Manesh R Patel W Schuyler Jones Source Type: research

Rate and Predictors of Acute Care Encounters in the First Month After Stroke
Hospital readmission has become an important quality metric, especially after the Affordable Care Act mandated a reduction in payments to hospitals with readmission rates higher than expected.1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) defines 30-day stroke readmission as a hospital-specific readmission for any cause, except for certain planned readmissions, within 30 days after the date of discharge of the index admission.2 This definition does not take in account patients who are readmitted to other hospitals.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 4, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Haitham M. Hussein, Ella A. Chrenka, Amanda A. Herrmann Source Type: research

Use of oral anticoagulants among individuals with cancer and atrial fibrillation in the united states, 2010 ‐2016
ConclusionsNearly 7 out of 10 patients with cancer and NVAF did not receive anticoagulation. Use of DOACs increased from 2010 to 2016, with a corresponding decline in warfarin use. DOACs are used less than warfarin among those at higher risk of stroke.
Source: Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - April 3, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shirin Ardeshirrouhanifard, Huijun An, Ravi K. Goyal, Mukaila A. Raji, Jodi B. Segal, G. Caleb Alexander, Hemalkumar B. Mehta Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

New Janssen Initiative Aims to Advance Equitable Care and Address Hidden Threat of Amputation Related to Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
TITUSVILLE, N.J., March 31, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the launch of Save Legs. Change Lives.™ Spot Peripheral Artery Disease Now, a multi-year initiative aimed at creating urgency and action to address the hidden threat of peripheral artery disease (PAD)-related amputation, with an initial focus on reaching Black Americans, who are more than twice as likely to be impacted by PAD.1 Janssen has joined forces with leading professional associations, healthcare systems and community organizations to advance equitable care for individuals and communities placed at an...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

“It's not something that's really been brought up”: Opportunities and challenges for ongoing advance care planning discussions among individuals living with mechanical circulatory support
Advance care planning (ACP) among individuals living with a mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device is complex as the trajectory is typified by recurring life-threatening complications with a limited three-year survival rate of 57%.1 Additionally, 89.2% of MCS patients report experiencing complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke, and sepsis.2 –4 Against this background, in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Joint Commission required MCS teams to include palliative care consultations to enhance ACP communication early in the trajectory, specifically during the evaluation for MCS surgery.
Source: Heart and Lung - March 23, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tiffany Dzou, Jaime D. Moriguchi, Lynn Doering, Jo-Ann Eastwood, Carol Pavlish, Huibrie C. Pieters Source Type: research

2022 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 family caregivers, the dementia workforce and society. The Special Report discusses consumers' and primary care physicians' perspectives on awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), including MCI due to Alzheimer's disease. An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia today. This number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060 barring the development of medical breakthrough...
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - March 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Epidemiology of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopenia in the United States, 2018 and 2019
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide recent and comprehensive data on the epidemiology of CVST and CVST with thrombocytopenia.PMID:35284775 | PMC:PMC8901465 | DOI:10.1002/rth2.12682
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - March 14, 2022 Category: Hematology Authors: Amanda B Payne Alys Adamski Karon Abe Nimia L Reyes Lisa C Richardson William Craig Hooper Laura A Schieve Source Type: research

Emulating Three Clinical Trials that Compare Stroke Rehabilitation at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Skilled Nursing Facilities
CONCLUSION(S): IRF patients had superior outcomes, but differences were attenuated when IRFs and SNFs from larger rehabilitation networks were compared. The vulnerability of the findings to unmeasured confounding supports the need for an RCT.PMID:35245481 | DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2021.12.029
Source: Health Physics - March 4, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Kent P Simmonds James Burke Allan J Kozlowski Michael Andary Zhehui Luo Mathew J Reeves Source Type: research

Lessons Learned From the Historical Trends on Thrombolysis Use for Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States
ConclusionsBetween 2007 and 2014, the frequency of IVT for patients with acute ischemic stroke increased substantially, though differences persisted in the form of less frequent treatment associated with certain characteristics. These findings can inform ongoing efforts to optimize the delivery of IVT to all AIS patients nationwide.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - March 4, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research