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Mashup Score: 1Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients - KFF Health News - 7 month(s) ago
Software sifts through millions of medical records to match patients with similar diagnoses and characteristics and then predicts what kind of care an individual will need and for how long. New federal rules will ensure human experts are part of the process.
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients - KFF Health News - 7 month(s) ago
Software sifts through millions of medical records to match patients with similar diagnoses and characteristics and then predicts what kind of care an individual will need and for how long. New federal rules will ensure human experts are part of the process.
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“How could they make a decision like that without ever coming to see me?” says a #nursinghome resident after her #MedicareAdvantage plan cut short her coverage. @susanjaffe reports on the Biden admin's plan to rein in AI tools that limit patient care: https://t.co/yiVM6PRJhj
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Mashup Score: 40stats - 8 month(s) ago
Infection control strategy to reduce the spread of MDROs (nightmare germs) in nursing homes.
Source: www.cdc.govCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a known threat to #NursingHome residents, and we must adapt to protect them. Learn more about the actions nursing homes can take to protect residents from dangerous germs: https://t.co/drN3xr0oaN https://t.co/3YZXWI8GqS
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Mashup Score: 0COVID-19 Era Staffing Strains, Short-Term Compensatory Actions Shown to Negatively Impact Nursing Homes - 9 month(s) ago
This new research suggests a potential need for policymakers to examine nursing home regulations related to staffing and to collaborate with administrators to create better policies.
Source: www.hcplive.comCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
New research suggests a potential need for policymakers to examine #NursingHome regulations related to staffing & to collaborate with administrators to create better policies: https://t.co/lmd4n608X5
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Mashup Score: 0Hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients, struggling to discharge to post-acute care settings, report finds - 9 month(s) ago
Hospitals are finding it harder to place patients into post-acute care settings, a new report finds. | The number of referrals to nursing homes and home health agencies per patient has increased over the last year, as has patient acuity. At the same time, referral rejection rates are also on the rise.
Source: www.fiercehealthcare.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients, struggling to discharge to post-acute care settings, report finds | #nursinghome #homehealth https://t.co/8r7gtVufUr
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Mashup Score: 0Wolters Kluwer Health - 1 year(s) ago
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Source: lww.comCategories: Emergency Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
When a #nursinghome patient died before reaching the hospital, things in the #ED got complicated. @matt_bivens took unusual—and caring—steps to help a desperate #EMS crew and to preserve the dignity of the deceased patient. https://t.co/oNlKzrZz6j https://t.co/tmgQNbv3YC
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Mashup Score: 2Aggressive Cancer Care at End of Life Common in Nursing Homes - 1 year(s) ago
The widespread use of aggressive care at the end of life for nursing home residents with metastatic cancer suggests the increased emphasis on less intensive care is not getting through, suggests US research.
Source: MedscapeCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The widespread use of aggressive care at the end of life for #nursinghome residents with metastatic #cancer suggests the increased emphasis on less intensive care is not getting through, suggests US research. #OncTwitter https://t.co/FliFKNztCa
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Mashup Score: 0Aggressive Cancer Care at End of Life Common in Nursing Homes - 1 year(s) ago
The widespread use of aggressive care at the end of life for nursing home residents with metastatic cancer suggests the increased emphasis on less intensive care is not getting through, suggests US research.
Source: MedscapeCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The widespread use of aggressive care at the end of life for #nursinghome residents with metastatic cancer suggests the increased emphasis on less intensive care is not getting through, suggests US research. #OncTwitter https://t.co/UfCmwsQkaK
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Mashup Score: 0CMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency - 1 year(s) ago
The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules aimed at reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and increasing transparency about nursing home citations to families.
Source: www.beckershospitalreview.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
#CMS takes steps to improve #nursinghome safety, transparency https://t.co/g7RKhYiT9o
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Mashup Score: 0
Integrating home and community, long-term care facilities are supposed to be a haven for patients and their families. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping the patients and the staff safe was a constant battle. An infection preventionist who lived through it discusses the challenges at her facility.
Source: Infection Control TodayCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
An infection preventionist describes the challenges of a LTC facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/iyRCZiK63O #longtermcare #nursinghome #infectionpreventionist #COVID19 #LTCfacilities #masking #PPE #elderlycare #dementia #isolation #quarantine
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“How could they make a decision like that without ever coming to see me?” says a #nursinghome resident after her #MedicareAdvantage plan cut short her coverage. 📝: @susanjaffe https://t.co/bi6rG7PyhK