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5 Jul 2011, 5:47 am
" Among the Coalition to Protect Senior Care membership are: American Association for Long Term Care Nursing (AALTCN) -- Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care -- American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) -- American Health Care Association (AHCA) -- American Health Quality Association (AHQA) -- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) -- American Physical Therapy… [read post]
4 Jul 2011, 8:45 am
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that only 50% of doctors who admitted making serious clinical errors disclosed their errors to medical colleagues, and only 25% disclosed them to the patients or their families. [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 11:45 am
Every year the AHCA (American Health Care Association) celebrates National Nursing Home Week. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 6:33 pm
These examples are all drawn from two recent pieces by Marcia Angell in the NYRB: A large survey of randomly selected adults, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and conducted between 2001 and 2003, found that an astonishing 46 percent met criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for having had at least one mental illness within four broad categories at some time in their lives. . . . [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 12:55 pm
Last year, a North Carolina assisted living home had to declare bankruptcy for what a judge called "a pattern of neglect by under-trained and understaffed employees," reports the Associated Press. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 3:47 am
Caring Richard Caring, son of a nurse and American GI, is a self-made multimillionaire who earned his fortune in the textiles industry working for Topshop boss, Sir Philip Green. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 10:00 am
Questions and Answers About Diabetes in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Introduction The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. [read post]
19 Jun 2011, 8:34 am
Robinson lll, your Frost Brown Todd partner and President-Elect of the American Bar Association (ABA), was be a featured speaker at the NSSTA 2011 Annual Meeting. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 6:08 am
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association takes a look at federal bed sore laws enacted in 2004, and how they can help patients today. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 9:46 am
This new line of focus comes after the release of a study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 3:23 pm
The new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, took into account all of the nearly 30,000 heart and lung transplants performed in the United States over 10 years. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 2:46 pm
In contrast to the unsupported claims by some polluters who argue that health threats from mercury and other air pollutants are "exaggerated," we will hear today from EPA Administrator Jackson and representatives from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, and the American Thoracic Society, who are experts on the issue. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 3:44 am
The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) is probably not an organization that any regular readers here would join, but the group’s Web site does have some good medical resources for people suffering from the type of wound you might suffer from severe diabetes or nursing home negligence. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 3:12 am
The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) is probably not an organization that any regular readers here would join, but the group's Web site does have some good medical resources for people suffering from the type of wound you might suffer from severe diabetes or nursing home negligence. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 6:57 am
and “American Bar Association Takes Heat From Advisory Panel on Accreditation. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 5:13 am
A study by McGill University researchers that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that a private room in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) can decrease the chances of contracting an infection. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 11:32 am
The American Medical Association has reported that “Patients 65 and older were more than twice as likely as middle-age patients and nearly three times likelier than patients between 25 and 44 to experience adverse drug events…” To read more: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/06/13/prl20613.htm If you are looking for a nursing home abuse attorney, Russo & Kieck is a full service law firm in Hackensack–directly across the street from the… [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:08 am
An article published on the American Association for Justice website (justice.org) raised an alarming concern which is that many elderly nursing home residents with dementia are being prescribed atypical antipsychotic drugs even though there is an increased risk of death with their use. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 5:31 am
” Mark Parkinson, head of the American Health Care Association, the largest nursing home lobby and a group that threw its support behind the health law, said the employer mandate would be a challenge for some nursing homes. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 4:10 pm
Photo: "Magazines to read" by Longzero, used under a Creative Commons licneseMembers of the UW Alumni Association now can use the EBSCO Academic Search Alumni Edition database. [read post]
