This week is World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma is the worldÛªs leading cause of preventable blindness and affects approximately 70 million people worldwide. Many people do not understand the consequences of glaucoma and, more importantly, that its impact can be significantly reduced. Pfizer has developed a public awareness campaign to educate...
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Nursing Home Chains to Pay Fines
Mariner Health Care Inc., subsidiary SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services LLC, and their principals will pay the federal government and several states $14 million to settle kickback allegations. As we blogged before, federal prosecutors alleged that the defendants solicited kickback payments from pharmacy giant Omnicare in exchange for agreements by Mariner and...
Healthcare Workers Need to Get Along with One Another Before Change Will Occur
You may have read about the two nurses in Texas who were brought up on trial and faced 10 years in prison on the charge of misuse of official information. The jury thankfully laughed in the prosecution’s face and dismissed the charge. But that incident is telling of the unbelievable...
Virtual Colonoscopy Safer for Older Patients
Screening by virtual colonoscopy is just as effective and potentially safer than traditional screening methods for older patients at risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new report from the American College of Radiology. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health looked at the use...
New Women’s Health Resource at Medpedia
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...
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...