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11/08/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
“Assessments of infection prevention and control [practices] identified gaps in hand hygiene, transmission-based precautions, and environmental cleaning,” the authors wrote.
“Assessments of infection prevention and control [practices] identified gaps in hand hygiene, transmission-based precautions, and environmental cleaning,” the authors wrote.
“Assessments of infection...
11/08/2021
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10/15/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
“Future studies should investigate if these high nutritional-risk patients continue to avoid a negative nitrogen balance during their hospitalization after achieving a steady state of nitrogen intake and excretion, and whether achieving and...
“Future studies should investigate if these high nutritional-risk patients continue to avoid a negative nitrogen balance during their hospitalization after achieving a steady state of nitrogen intake and excretion, and whether achieving and...
“Future studies should...
10/15/2021
First Report Managed Care

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09/03/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
Clinicians recently wrote about a patient in a case report who was brought to a trauma center, and on hospital day 30, was transferred to a neurologic long-term acute care hospital, and they explain how early CTA head imaging helped identify...
Clinicians recently wrote about a patient in a case report who was brought to a trauma center, and on hospital day 30, was transferred to a neurologic long-term acute care hospital, and they explain how early CTA head imaging helped identify...
Clinicians recently wrote about...
09/03/2021
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08/10/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
“[We] examined the appropriateness and reasons for transfer in a high-use region, and how Medicare criteria for LTACH payment identifies appropriate transfers,” researchers wrote.
“[We] examined the appropriateness and reasons for transfer in a high-use region, and how Medicare criteria for LTACH payment identifies appropriate transfers,” researchers wrote.
“[We] examined the...
08/10/2021
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07/10/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
Physician-targeted interventions for the timely review of antibiotics in acute care hospitals were effective over the short and medium term, according to a systematic review of 14 studies.
Physician-targeted interventions for the timely review of antibiotics in acute care hospitals were effective over the short and medium term, according to a systematic review of 14 studies.
Physician-targeted interventions...
07/10/2021
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06/28/2021
Maria Asimopoulos
Researchers found that older adults with Medicare admitted to long-term acute care hospitals with traumatic brain injury had a higher rate of multimorbidities and were often discharged to skilled nursing facilities instead of their homes.
Researchers found that older adults with Medicare admitted to long-term acute care hospitals with traumatic brain injury had a higher rate of multimorbidities and were often discharged to skilled nursing facilities instead of their homes.
Researchers found that older...
06/28/2021
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06/17/2021
Maria Asimopoulos
A new study found that geriatric ICU survivors admitted to a long-term acute care hospital met their rehabilitation goals with varying success, highlighting the importance of establishing realistic patient goals.
A new study found that geriatric ICU survivors admitted to a long-term acute care hospital met their rehabilitation goals with varying success, highlighting the importance of establishing realistic patient goals.
A new study found that geriatric...
06/17/2021
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05/17/2021
Long-term acute care hospitals were observed to provide increased benefits to recovering COVID-19 patients due to their structured rehabilitation programs.
Long-term acute care hospitals were observed to provide increased benefits to recovering COVID-19 patients due to their structured rehabilitation programs.
Long-term acute care hospitals...
05/17/2021
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05/17/2021
“LTACHs have a critical role to play in caring for patients during COVID-19 pandemic and future crises that overwhelm our health-care system,” said researchers.
“LTACHs have a critical role to play in caring for patients during COVID-19 pandemic and future crises that overwhelm our health-care system,” said researchers.
“LTACHs have a critical role to...
05/17/2021
First Report Managed Care

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