Volume 27, Issue 3, March 2019
Feature
Review
03/11/2019
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD1 • Nader Tavakoli, MD, CMD, FAAFP2 • Stacy O Ross, MD2 Amrit Parhar, MD2
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, A...
There is a direct correlation between seizure incidence and age; seizures are most common in patients older than age 65.
There is a direct correlation between seizure incidence and age; seizures are most common in patients older than age 65.
There is a direct correlation...
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Practical Research
01/31/2019
Paris Charilaou, MD1 • Capecomorin S Pitchumoni, MD1 • Susan A Klein, MSN, RN, CCS, C-CDI1
James S Kennedy MD, CCS, CDIP2 • Balaji Yegneswaran, MD1
Paris Charilaou, MD1 • Capecomorin S ...
Quadriplegia is a debilitating comorbidity in the hospital setting. It entails a partial to complete motor/sensory loss of both the upper and lower limbs and torso. It may also involve autonomic, bladder, bowel, and sexual functions.
Quadriplegia is a debilitating comorbidity in the hospital setting. It entails a partial to complete motor/sensory loss of both the upper and lower limbs and torso. It may also involve autonomic, bladder, bowel, and sexual functions.
Quadriplegia is a debilitating...
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Column
LTC GPS
03/11/2019
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD—Column Editor
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, A...
Ask a nursing home (NH) administrator or facility owner what they want—or expect—from their medical directors, and you will hear a range of responses.
Ask a nursing home (NH) administrator or facility owner what they want—or expect—from their medical directors, and you will hear a range of responses.
Ask a nursing home (NH)...
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ECRI Strategies
03/11/2019
Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, FCPP, CPASRM—Column Editor
Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, FCPP, CPA...
As the baby boomer generation ages into retirement, the United States will increasingly need independent living and home care solutions for this population. One factor that could help aging in place become a reality for more older...
As the baby boomer generation ages into retirement, the United States will increasingly need independent living and home care solutions for this population. One factor that could help aging in place become a reality for more older...
As the baby boomer...
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AGS Viewpoint
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American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
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Rather than beginning with the discrete health conditions and concerns common among older adults, conference organizers took the unique approach of focusing on aging itself as a primary factor impacting multiple chronic diseases and declining...
Rather than beginning with the discrete health conditions and concerns common among older adults, conference organizers took the unique approach of focusing on aging itself as a primary factor impacting multiple chronic diseases and declining...
Rather than beginning with the...
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Editor's Page
03/11/2019
Gregg Warshaw, MD, Medical Editor
Gregg Warshaw, MD, Medical Editor
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The articles in this issue address the relatively new diagnosis of functional quadriplegia and its impact on care as well as managing seizures and potentially misdiagnosed seizures in older adults.
The articles in this issue address the relatively new diagnosis of functional quadriplegia and its impact on care as well as managing seizures and potentially misdiagnosed seizures in older adults.
The articles in this issue...
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Department
Letters to the Editor
03/11/2019
The treatment recommendations in the December 2018 Annals of Long-Term Care tip sheet article “Treating and Preventing Clostridium difficile Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities”1 are based on a guideline published in 2010.2
However, this...
The treatment recommendations in the December 2018 Annals of Long-Term Care tip sheet article “Treating and Preventing Clostridium difficile Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities”1 are based on a guideline published in 2010.2
However, this...
The treatment recommendations in...
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