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Closing the feedback loop to drive patient experience improvements

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That’s according to Timothy Carey, Director of Data and Performance Analytics at BaneCare, which has created a closed feedback loop for users of its short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, adult day health, and assisted living facilities.

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Using Start Dates to Stop Polypharmacy

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It can also be incredibly helpful in other settings such as ambulatory care, community, assisted living, and hospital pharmacy. In long term care consulting, learning how to review and interpret medical records is an absolute must. The post Using Start Dates to Stop Polypharmacy appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Fatal Insulin Injections and Security of Medications

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Whether it be at a clinic, long term care facility, assisted living facility, or hospital, it can be easy for staff to have a cavalier attitude about the access to medications. I’ve worked within the walls of numerous types of settings that have access to life-saving and life-threatening medications.

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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

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Every day, 750 seniors (age 65 and older) in the United States are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications.(Shehab People over 65 make up only 14% of the population but account for 56% of hospitalizations for adverse drug events (ADEs) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ, 2021). Shehab et al.

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FDA green lights Oxehealth vital signs monitoring software

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million people, as well as assisted living facilities, general hospitals, behavioural health providers and custodial care settings. The company says it will focus on deployment into skilled nursing facilities, of which there are around 15,500 in the US providing long-term care for more than 1.35

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How to Choose the Right Pharmacy Setting for Your Career Goals

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The post How to Choose the Right Pharmacy Setting for Your Career Goals appeared first on Rx relief.