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Loneliness Prevalent Among Older Adults, With Negative Effects on Health
Hospital case managers should be alert to the risk of their patients suffering from loneliness and social isolation. These conditions can worsen mental and physical health outcomes for patients and are fairly commonplace among older populations.
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Case Study: New York Hospital Meets a Palliative Care Mandate
End-of-life discussions with patients and families can be difficult. It is the elephant in the room that physicians, case managers, and other healthcare professionals hesitate to discuss.
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The Case Manager’s Role in Palliative Care
For many patients, symptoms such as severe pain, fatigue, reduced functional ability, and shortness of breath are debilitating, yet go unaddressed.
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Patient Reassessments Help Hospital Reach Top Goal of Patient Safety
A children’s hospital targeted seven-day readmissions, successfully reducing the rate after instituting a patient safety case management program.
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Health Systems Should Stay on Top of Longitudinal Care Curve
Payers are moving toward longitudinal or value-based care across the care continuum, but health systems are lagging in building an infrastructure for this newer model.
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Revised Guideline Aims to Help Clinicians Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke
Lifestyle modifications, new views on aspirin as a prevention tool included in sweeping guidance.
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Managing Complications of New-Age Cancer Therapy
Cancer patients undergoing treatment are immunocompromised and at high risk for developing early complications leading to critical illness. Compared to complications encountered with conventional chemotherapy, new-generation immunotherapies pose unique diagnostic challenges because their presentation can be vague and nonspecific or can mimic autoimmune diseases.
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First Drug to Treat Postpartum Depression Approved
It's an important scientific development, but are there obstacles that might stand in the way of a successful launch?
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Does Physical Activity Lower the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?
A systematic review and meta-analysis incorporating more than 500,000 subjects revealed that moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with a significant reduction in development of Parkinson’s disease; this relationship is most pronounced in men.
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Behavioral Interventions in Adults for Weight Loss or Weight Loss Maintenance
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evaluated the risks and benefits of interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance to prevent complications from obesity and found a moderate net benefit from weight loss-intensive behavioral interventions.