Volume 14 - Issue 8 - August, 2006 - ALTC
Department
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Abstracts from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2006
Abstracts from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2006
Abstracts from the Journal of...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
As physicians have been taught that ther job is to make the correct diagnosis and then write the right prescription.
As physicians have been taught that ther job is to make the correct diagnosis and then write the right prescription.
As physicians have been taught...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
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CMS Proposes Changes in Physician Fee Schedule that Would Substantially Increase Payments to Geriatricians.
CMS Proposes Changes in Physician Fee Schedule that Would Substantially Increase Payments to Geriatricians.
CMS Proposes Changes in...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive V...
Despite rising long-term care (LTC) costs, fewer Americans are planning for future LTC expenses today than roughly a decade ago.
Despite rising long-term care (LTC) costs, fewer Americans are planning for future LTC expenses today than roughly a decade ago.
Despite rising long-term care...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
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Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, and Kathryn Getliffe, PhD, RN
Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, and Kathryn G...
Indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheters are commonly used to treat urinary retention in those who cannot perform clean intermittent catheterization.
Indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheters are commonly used to treat urinary retention in those who cannot perform clean intermittent catheterization.
Indwelling urethral or...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
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Kimberly Pukstas, PhD, Victoria Parker, DBA, Gary Brandeis, MD, Eric Hardt, MD, Scott Miyake Geron, MSW, PhD, Denise Tyler, MA, Jennifer Leigh, PhD, and Ryann Engle, MPH
Kimberly Pukstas, PhD, Victoria Parke...
Why is a woman who speaks English having difficulty communicating with her English-speaking coworkers?
Why is a woman who speaks English having difficulty communicating with her English-speaking coworkers?
Why is a woman who speaks...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
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Eric G. Tangalos, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD, and Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, FCCP
Eric G. Tangalos, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD...
Today’s primary care providers who care for the elderly spend more time than ever trying to manage medications.
Today’s primary care providers who care for the elderly spend more time than ever trying to manage medications.
Today’s primary care providers...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Marcus E.S. Mason, MD, FCCWS, FABHP, MABHP
Marcus E.S. Mason, MD, FCCWS, FABHP, ...
Multiple myeloma is a clonal B-lymphocyte malignancy of the elderly that is diagnosed in approximately 15,000 people in the United States every year.
Multiple myeloma is a clonal B-lymphocyte malignancy of the elderly that is diagnosed in approximately 15,000 people in the United States every year.
Multiple myeloma is a clonal...
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Annals of Long-Term Care