Palliative Care – What You Should Know
Palliative care (pronounced pal-lee-uh-tiv) is specialized medical care that focuses on relief of the symptoms and stress of serious illness. The goal is to prevent and ease suffering and to improve...
View ArticleWalking Around Is the Simplest Way to Shorten Hospital Stay, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Aug. 8, 2011) — Walking around the ward during hospitalization reduces the length of geriatric patients’ stay in internal wards, according to a new study. This has been shown in a new...
View ArticlePittsburgh is #10 in Milken Institute List of Best Cities for Successful...
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View ArticleHospital Readmissions Reduced by Virtual Care Program
By Dr. Tonya Miller, PT, DPT Individuals with chronic diseases often face many trips to the hospital each year. These readmissions to the hospital are challenging for both the patients and our...
View ArticleEasily Navigate Medicare Supplemental Plans Online
By Kevin Germain Any time you are entering unfamiliar territory it can be confusing. This is never truer than when beginning the enrollment process for Medicare and Medicare. Medigap plans can be...
View Article“DOCTOR ALEXIS” ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT
ALEXIS ABRAMSON, PhD www.alexisabramson.com The open enrollment deadline for Medicare is December 7th so I thought I would answer a few of the questions I’m most often asked by mature adults – or their...
View ArticleInformal, Family Care in Home Healthcare Impacts Risk of Return to Hospital
Amount of care and assistance from informal caregivers had an important impact on self-care ability and re-hospitalization risk Elderly patients being treated in home healthcare after a stay in the...
View ArticleChronic Health Problems and Complex Medication
The inter-relationship between chronic problems in older adults and complex medication regimens demonstrates the existence of an intertwined relationship, one which can benefit from the implementation...
View ArticleWhy are ER visits for the elderly so costly??
If America is one of the world’s richest nations, why is our population sicker and more likely to die earlier than those in other wealthy countries? A surprising report from the National Academies...
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