The Medpedia Project has launched Advancing Women’s Health, that provides educational and teaching tools focused on womenÛªs health for clinicians, medical faculty, medical students and health practitioners. Created by members of leading women’s health organizations and the largest women physician’s organization in the U.S., Advancing WomenÛªs Health is aimed at...
Archives: February 2010
Elderly with Sever Dementia Receiving Unnecessary Mammograms
The American Journal of Public Health published a study looking at elderly women with severe dementia who are receiving mammograms despite recommendations that this group should not be subject to this medical procedure. Current guidelines recommend not performing mammograms on persons with a life expectancy of less than five years....
Hospitalized Elderly at Increased Risk for Cognitive Decline
Researchers, cited in the Feb. 24 Journal of the American Medical Association report that hospitalized elderly have an increased risk of cognitive decline. 2,929 people, aged 65 and older, were studied over 13 years. All did not have dementia at the start of the study. During follow-up, 1,287 were hospitalized...
Half of Infection Deaths Related to Hospital Stays – Find Out Your Hospital’s Infection Rates
Infections killed 48,000 patients and added $8.1 billion to heath care costs in 2006 according to a study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study links about half of all infection deaths directly to infections acquired in the hospital in the course of care. Researchers analyzed 69...
Kerry Mann; Web Developer and Search Engine Optimization Specialist
Kerry Mann; Web Developer, Search Engine Optimization Specialist, Application Developer Kerry develops and implements search engine friendly websites. During the past decade he has worked on dozens of website implementations with a strong focus on building search engine friendly sites from the ground up. Past projects range from simple content...
Medicare Spending Hikes Linked to Chronic Conditions
An article in Health Affairs reports that annual increases in Medicare spending are the result of treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension. The report further says that Medicare spending increases in the past were due to inpatient hospital services, especially for heart disease. Heart disease ranked...
SAGE Awarded Grant for National Resource Center
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) a three-year, $900,000 grant to create the nationÛªs only national resource center on LGBT aging. The National Technical Assistance Resource Center for LGBT Elders will...
Caregiver Datbase Flawed According to LA Times
Two decades ago Congress set out to stop dangerous or incompetent caregivers from crossing state lines and landing in trouble by ordering that a national database be established allowing hospitals to check for disciplinary actions taken anywhere in the country against health professionals. The long-awaited repository is missing serious disciplinary...
Anthem Delays Rate Hike
Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to postpone a proposed rate increase in California for at least two months, while the state insurance department examines the legality of the proposal. Anthem will delay the rate increase, which was expected to begin March 1 and will mean a 39% hike for some...
Vitamin D Helps Reduce Falls
Researchers with The Cochrane Library reviewed five studies of vitamin D use in nursing homes. Four of those studies looked at fall rates among nursing home patients who take vitamin D. Residents were 28% less likely to experience a fall when given daily doses of vitamin D, and the benefit...