Hospital Home Health Archives – March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
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Deaths, injuries associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Six deaths and 77 injuries associated with the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) over the course of two years have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue an alert to health care providers. -
Pay attention to the contraindications for NPWT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Alert warning of the deaths and injuries that resulted from the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) outlined the following cautions: -
Emotional stress is higher with dementia care
This is the second of a two-part article that discusses best practices for the care of patients with dementia. -
Simplify information and tasks to improve compliance
Although every patient with dementia has different symptoms and behaviors, and each is at a different stage of the disease, there are some techniques that home health clinicians and aides can use to make the home care visit go more smoothly... -
Journal Review: Study shows at-home care effective for CHF patients
Hospital-at-home care may be a practical alternative to traditional hospital inpatient care for patients with acutely suddenly worsening chronic heart failure, according to a recent report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. -
Scientists find trigger to help prevent aging
Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon may never have found the fountain of youth, but scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a way to help prevent aging and disease by triggering a transcription factor, the CREB (cAMP response element binding)-binding protein (CRP), that controls the activity of genes that regulate cellular function. -
CMs can take role in fighting obesity epidemic
Pick up any newspaper or magazine or turn on the news, and you're likely to hear somebody talking about this country's obesity epidemic. -
Program focuses on proactive interventions
A team of 23 nurses is strategically placed at 50 community sites, including churches, schools, low-income housing projects, homeless shelters, food pantries, and health resource centers. Their role encompasses health promotion, disease prevention, early detection, and disease management... -
Hospital reduces ED wait with lean management
Lean management techniques helped Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, in the city of Peabody, MA, boost patient satisfaction and reduce emergency department (ED) waiting times.