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Policy Statement on Pneumococcal Vaccination

Clinical Alerts
Health Maintenance, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Pneumonia
July 20, 2016
Background: Pneumococcal disease is known to have a potentially serious impact in frail individuals, particularly those residing in post-acute and long-term care settings where outbreaks have been demonstrated and which could have been prevented by...

Validation of the HOSPITAL Score for 30-Day All-Cause Readmissions of Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
July 20, 2016
To validate the HOSPITAL score for predicting 30-day all-cause readmission rates in a cohort of medical patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Changing Patterns of Patient Characteristics in a Memory Clinic in Singapore

JAMDA
July 20, 2016
Promoting public awareness about dementia has been part of global initiatives in recent years; however, the impact on patterns of patient visits in memory clinics has not been investigated in Asian countries. Hence, the present study sought to...

Validation of the HOSPITAL Score for 30-Day All-Cause Readmissions of Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
July 20, 2016
To validate the HOSPITAL score for predicting 30-day all-cause readmission rates in a cohort of medical patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Changing Patterns of Patient Characteristics in a Memory Clinic in Singapore

JAMDA
July 20, 2016
Promoting public awareness about dementia has been part of global initiatives in recent years; however, the impact on patterns of patient visits in memory clinics has not been investigated in Asian countries. Hence, the present study sought to...

Muscle Weakness Is Associated With Diabetes in Older Mexicans: The Mexican Health and Aging Study

JAMDA
July 19, 2016
The risk of cardiovascular problems due to diabetes mellitus is highest among older Mexicans, and yet what remains to be determined is the association between muscle weakness and diabetes in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was...

Muscle Weakness Is Associated With Diabetes in Older Mexicans: The Mexican Health and Aging Study

JAMDA
July 19, 2016
The risk of cardiovascular problems due to diabetes mellitus is highest among older Mexicans, and yet what remains to be determined is the association between muscle weakness and diabetes in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was...

Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections - UPDATE 7/18

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Medication
July 18, 2016
Case count corrected as of July 18, 2016. CDC has confirmed 49 cases from 5 states. Read more .

Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections - UPDATE 7/16

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Medication
July 16, 2016
FDA has released a statement regarding a voluntary recallExternal Web Site Icon of certain liquid docusate products. The extent of this issue remains under investigation; therefore, both FDA and CDC continue to recommend that clinicians and patients...

QI Awards Give Practitioners Vision to See Issues Clearly and Focus on Change

Spotlight
Dementia, Diabetes, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Patient Centered, Quality, Improvement, Urinary Incontinence
July 15, 2016
"Our study was sparked when we noticed that for the first time in our facility we had used more antibiotics for respiratory infections than for UTIs. We decided to look at why this was and figure out a way to decrease the inappropriate use of...