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Can culture change in nursing homes make a difference?
It seems to make sense intuitively that creating a smaller, more home-like atmosphere would foster improvements in nursing home residents’…
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University’s decision exacerbates dental care access crisis for Iowa’s poor
Complaining of low reimbursement rates and newly restrictive rules, University of Iowa (UI) officials have announced that the school’s dental…
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United effort helps two rural Oklahoma communities reduce childhood caries
America’s tribal communities have long suffered from an abundance of oral disease problems and a shortage of dentists. Research has…
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Don’t forget about Ebola survivors, researcher tells reporters
While the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared over by the World Health Organization in late…
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Expanding Medicare payment for ‘virtual check-ins’ – will it drive telehealth adoption?
Beginning in January 2019, Medicare patients may have more calls and video chats with their physicians in between office appointments.…
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Data can help reporters investigate staffing levels in area nursing homes
PBJ stands for Payroll-Based Journal, a new data set for nursing home staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference, which draws…
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New data set helps reporter pinpoint critical staffing concerns in skilled nursing facilities
Jordan Rau In April, Medicare began using data to rate staffing for more than 14,000 skilled nursing facilities. Data from…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference is slated…
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Delirium tip sheet looks at this problem in hospitalized older adults
Delirium is a more common occurrence than many may realize, especially among hospital patients. Proper diagnosis and treatment are crucial…
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