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An electronic medical record-derived real-time assessment scale for hospital readmission in the elderly
OBJECTIVE: "Readmission risk score", a 20-point, 4-dimensional tool, is generated from the electronic medical record. This study was performed to evaluate the ability of the...
3 days ago - Aurora Health Care
Acute Care for Elders Sitter Protocol for Reduction of 1:1 Observation in a Large Tertiary Hospital: C12
3 days ago - Aurora Health Care - 3 articles
Geriatrics Models of Care: Bringing 'Best Practice' to an Aging America
This book describes geriatrics practice models that are used to guide the care of older adults, allowing seniors to remain at home, prevent functional disability and preserve...
3 days ago - Aurora Health Care
A Knowledge Translation Intervention Designed and Implemented by a Knowledge Broker Improved Documented Use of Gait Speed: A Mixed-Methods Study
Background and Purpose: Although outcome measures are a valuable part of physical therapy practice, there is a gap in routine outcome measurement use by physical therapists...
5 days ago - LWW
Development and Evaluation of a Post-Hip Fracture Instructional Workshop for Caregivers
Background and Purpose: A hip fracture is an unexpected traumatic event. Caregivers of patients with an acute hip fracture have only short time to learn the new skills of...
5 days ago - LWW
The Coronavirus Plus the Flu Could Equal a Devastating Fall and Winter, CDC Director Says
Summer has just begun, but health officials are already warning Americans that the fall and winter months ahead will likely be challenging. Once flu season begins, the U.S...
6 days ago - Time
I'm A Physician Who Had Breast Cancer, And Here Are The Knowledge-Based Decisions I Made For Myself
So, 2020 has really been a shit year. It has been for nearly everyone, of course, and when the stuff stops hitting the fan, we all need to take a collective breath, pat...
10 days ago - Scary Mommy
Pluripotent cells grown from osteoarthritic knee joint of elderly people
A break through feat of growing pluripotency expressing cells from osteoarthritis affected cartilage tissue of knee joints of elderly has been reported by orthopedicians and...
14 days ago - News Medical
Psychiatrist reprimanded over inappropriate relationship lands senior NSW hospital job
A psychiatrist reprimanded in Queensland over an inappropriate sexual relationship with a former patient has been appointed to a senior clinical role in NSW.
15 days ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Hospital readmission of skilled nursing facility residents: a systematic review
Hospital readmission of patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities is common and costly with increasing public attention over the past decade, particularly in light of...
17 days ago - Aurora Health Care - 8 articles
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