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Indicators of poor preoperative health predict risk of major medical complications

For older adults undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, some simple indicators of poor preoperative health predict a high risk of major medical complications, reports a study in the September 1 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

4 Sep 2013

UT faculty members, students working together to improve disaster preparedness in Clay County

In Clay County, Kentucky, clean water is hard to come by. If a tornado hit the area, shelter and medical treatment also would be hard to find. A group of faculty members and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is trying to change this situation.

4 Sep 2013

State highlights: Calif. bill to expand nurse role in health care dies; Ohio senior housing developer turns eye to primary care; examining Miss. trauma care costs

A selection of health policy stories from California, Ohio, Mississippi and Washington. An effort to ease a shortage of primary-care doctors in some California communities by letting nurse practitioners operate more independently has flat-lined in the Legislature after a fierce lobbying battle. A bill by Sen.

4 Sep 2013

Student nurses need better role model for infection prevention and control

100 percent of student nurses surveyed observed lapses in infection prevention and control practices during their clinical placements, according to a British study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

4 Sep 2013

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

News outlets examine what options nursing home patients have when their Medicare benefits run out and the latest challenge to reforming how doctors are paid by the program -- the price tag.

4 Sep 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health and APTA join to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy

Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) today announced an agreement to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, Official Journal of the Acute Care Section of the APTA, effective with the September 2013 issue.

4 Sep 2013

Pedi-Flite transfer center reduces disparities, improves access for pediatric diabetic patients

Providing families with diabetic children access via pager to a transport team improves outcomes and efficiency, according to a recent study performed at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).

4 Sep 2013

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

If you're poor and aging in America, the golden years may not be pretty, especially if you are black.

4 Sep 2013

LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner

The Louisiana Nursing Home Association Service Corporation (LNHASC) has chosen COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS) as a Preferred Partner.

31 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

In May, the head of [Trader Joe's] ... sent a confidential memo to employees notifying them of changes to their health coverage, retirement program and wages. ... He pledged to reduce workers' healthcare costs 10% for the remainder of the year while the company determines its response to changes under the Affordable Care Act. ...

31 Aug 2013

Those in gay marriages set to receive new federal benefits

The federal government on Thursday issued rules on the federal benefits that gay Americans and their same-sex spouses can expect to receive. HHS said Medicare will allow all beneficiaries access to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives.

31 Aug 2013

DebMed introduces new dispenser that provides access to hand sanitizer

DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, introduced today the availability of a new dispenser that provides access to hand sanitizer in the immediate area within the patient zone.

31 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 30, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest news on congressional efforts to avert a financial crisis as well as coverage of the news from the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department and Department of Health and Human Services about how same-sex marriage will be recognized.

30 Aug 2013

What factors affect readmission risk after plastic surgery?

For patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures, obesity, anemia and postoperative complications—especially surgical and wound complications—are independent risk factors for hospital readmission, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

30 Aug 2013

European Commission approves Stivarga tablets for treatment of patients with mCRC

Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) announced today that the European Commission has approved Stivarga® (regorafenib) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

30 Aug 2013

Virtual surgical planning technologies for most challenging facial reconstruction cases

Virtual surgical planning technologies give surgeons a powerful new tool for their most challenging facial reconstruction cases, reports a paper in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

30 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Rove says job losses growing under health law; GOP strategists say health overhaul is aiding their path to white house; Mich. Senators who opposed Medicaid expansion gave themselves lifetime medical benefits

Thousands of American higher-education administrators will spend part of Labor Day weekend trying to plumb the meaning of the ideas President Obama dropped on them last week to "reform" the American college and university system.

30 Aug 2013

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients' blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers at the School of Medicine and College of Engineering has found.

30 Aug 2013

NIHR recognizes Plymouth Hospitals for promoting clinical research in NHS

Healthcare professionals and academic researchers will have the opportunity to hear from research teams at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and its research partners next month.

30 Aug 2013

States search for, reap benefits from programs to lower health care costs

Bloomberg explores the heavy financial toll of caring for a loved one with a disability. In the meantime, as states like Minnesota, Oklahoma and Florida see slower health care cost growth through implementing novel programs, others like -- Nevada and Wisconsin -- search for the magic tonic to lower their own costs.

30 Aug 2013

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Indicators of poor preoperative health predict risk of major medical complications

UT faculty members, students working together to improve disaster preparedness in Clay County

State highlights: Calif. bill to expand nurse role in health care dies; Ohio senior housing developer turns eye to primary care; examining Miss. trauma care costs

Student nurses need better role model for infection prevention and control

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

Wolters Kluwer Health and APTA join to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy

Pedi-Flite transfer center reduces disparities, improves access for pediatric diabetic patients

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

Those in gay marriages set to receive new federal benefits

DebMed introduces new dispenser that provides access to hand sanitizer

First Edition: August 30, 2013

What factors affect readmission risk after plastic surgery?

European Commission approves Stivarga tablets for treatment of patients with mCRC

Virtual surgical planning technologies for most challenging facial reconstruction cases

Viewpoints: Rove says job losses growing under health law; GOP strategists say health overhaul is aiding their path to white house; Mich. Senators who opposed Medicaid expansion gave themselves lifetime medical benefits

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

NIHR recognizes Plymouth Hospitals for promoting clinical research in NHS

States search for, reap benefits from programs to lower health care costs

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