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One out of three seniors who breaks a hip this year will die as a result of complications from the fracture, but simple fitness measures can greatly reduce a seniors risk of falling, say University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (UA) researchers.
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An innovative closed-circuit TV (CCTV) network at a childrens hospital in Atlanta has made a significant contribution to patient and family satisfaction while boosting the morale and self-esteem of bedridden children.
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As U.S. troops made their way to Baghdad, news of scattered casualties dominated evening newscasts. Even the death of a single soldier represents an opportunity for hospices to reach out and lend their expertise in bereavement care.
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As assisted living continues to expand in response to an aging population and its demand for less institutional alternatives to nursing homes, there could be huge partnering opportunities for hospices willing to learn the field and aggressively promote collaboration.
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It has been said enough times that hospice has been a reimbursement pioneer, one of the first providers to receive payment that resembled capitation. Sure, a per diem payment can be considered risky often it seems the money paid is barely enough to cover a days care. Yet, it is hardly as prospective as capitation.
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Restricting access to long-acting pain medications can actually increase overall Medicaid costs rather than bring a decrease, according to the findings of a study conducted for the U.S. National Foundation of Women Legislators.
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A new report, Financing End-of-Life Care: Challenges for an Aging Population, explores key end-of-life issues, including changing financial incentives to treat disease aggressively at end of life.
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The challenges of caring for a patient with dementia differ from patient to patient because the symptoms vary greatly among patients. There are, however, ways to communicate and methods to employ that enable patients to retain or enhance abilities and experience less agitation.
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In the early 1990s, a strange word was being whispered in hallways and conference rooms of physician practices: capitation. At the time, commercial insurers embarked on a campaign to give physicians the risk and the promise of greater profit associated with financing the health care costs of beneficiaries.