Telemedicine has become a widely accepted alternative to face-to-face patient encounters. Although there have been several peer-reviewed journal articles on incorporating telemedicine into the medical school curriculum, particularly during the COVID...
Current best practice for assessing exercise participation involves asking a generic question about moderate to vigorous physical activity that may bias respondents to consider only cardiorespiratory exercise. Strong evidence shows that other...
Nursing homes struggle with safety issues, despite decades of intervention. This may, in part, stem from a reliance on a historical perspective that views safety as an intrinsic part of well-designed systems, with errors resulting from knowable,...
All eyes in the U.S. long-term care sector are focused on the fight over a new mandatory minimum staffing level for nursing homes — which is a shame, because it means so many of the other factors that go into building a resilient, stable, and...
Over 800,000 individuals currently reside in assisted living communities in the United States, and this population is expected to grow by 5% annually through 2030 (U.S. Assisted Living Facility Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report, 2030 [...
Over the years, hundreds of physicians have gone through the Core Curriculum to receive their Certified Medical Director (CMD) designation. Almost unanimously, people have described the program as eye-opening and empowering. Both new and veteran...
