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Audacious Inquiry (Ai), a health information technology and policy company, has partnered with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) to improve connectivity, access to care, and care quality. The partnership will give NHPCO members access to Ai’s nationally deployed tools that will allow them to better integrate with hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. The partnership merges the resources of Ai and the NHPCO to enhance care and further advocacy.
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Audacious Inquiry, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Forge Alliance
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and Audacious Inquiry (Ai) recently announced a strategic partnership to improve care quality by increasing connectivity, expanding access to care, and promoting advocacy efforts across the hospice and palliative care communities.
Palliative care has become an increasingly vital service as our health care system transitions to population health management. Through tools such as Ai’s Encounter Notification Service (ENS) that alert the palliative care community of their patients’ hospitalizations as well as inform hospital care teams of existing palliative care efforts, a more seamless and effective course of treatment will be available. This collaborative effort will see the NHPCO’s expertise in the hospice and palliative care space join with Ai’s technology and strategic advisory capabilities to yield a robust set of resources and knowledge aimed to further a population health management approach to patient care.
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Psychopharmacology for Geriatricians: Antidepressants & Antianxiety Medications
Because primary care physicians prescribe more antidepressants and sedative-hypnotic medications than do psychiatrists, they need to know the unique reactions and needs of older adults. Read more »
Crack the Migraine Mystery: It’s Not Just a Headache
More than headaches, migraines are complex conditions that present diagnostic and treatment challenges, particularly in elderly patients. Read more »
Challenges of Discontinuing Antidepressants
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome can occur after an interruption of therapy. While generally mild and short-lived, symptoms for some patients can be severe enough to make stopping antidepressants difficult. Read more » |
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Kerecis Omega3 Wound
Kerecis Omega3 Wound, a product made from intact fish skin, improves and speeds healing of full thickness tissue injury, according to a double-blind, prospective, randomized clinical trial. Learn more »
EarlySense Live
EarlySense Live is an under-the-mattress sensor that monitors health and tracks sleep, providing daily reports on heart and breathing rates, stress levels, sleep movement, sleep stages, and more. Learn more » |
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Heart Health Linked to Dementia Risk
Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease goes hand in hand with reducing risk for dementia. Time magazine reports on a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that looked at how the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 metrics—for reducing heart risks—affects dementia. They discovered that each successful measure achieved was rewarded with a 10% reduction in dementia risk.
The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care
According to a report in The New Yorker, many health care facilities are engaged in a purposeful deception: creating facsimiles of environments from bygone times or simulations of experiences that make residents feel more at home. The illusions, achieved through the use of props, artful scenery, and staging, bring comfort and even moments of clarity to those who struggle with the emotional issues that arise as a consequence of the disease and the nursing home environment.
Hoarding, a Big Problem Among the Elderly, Starts in Childhood, Expert Says
Hoarding is an exceedingly common ailment among older adults, and one that often goes unaddressed, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. While it’s a behavior that begins in childhood, says expert Patrick Arbore, it worsens and accelerates with age, and for older adults, it can contribute to isolation and injury.
Empathy, Patience, and More — When Kids Visit Assisted-Living Facilities, Everyone Benefits
It doesn’t take an expert to know that a child’s smile can be good medicine for residents of long term care facilities. An article in The Washington Post on one facility’s program to foster interaction between children and residents shows that everyone benefits. |
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