Within the next few months, California’s AB X2-15, the End-of-Life Options Act will go into effect in my state, bringing the number of Americans who will live in a state where physician-assisted dying (PAD) is allowed to some 50 million, or about...
Iowa is the latest state to launch a unique strategy that aims to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits and bolster doctor-patient communication after poor outcomes, while encouraging swift resolution. The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR...
The frontier of palliative care is outside of hospitals and hospice, said Diane Meier, MD, FACP, director of the national Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and Anne-Marie Filkin lecturer at AMDA’s 2016 annual conference in Orlando, FL...
Approximately 25% of persons admitted to a skilled nursing facility are re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days at an annual cost of $4.3 billion.1 Besides the financial burden, hospital transfers can lead to substantial morbidity such as...
Frailty is described as a clinical state of increased vulnerability to stressors because of homoeostatic impairment and is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes.1 The best known operationalizations of frailty are the deficit...
Incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD) is a known risk factor for pressure ulcer development. In skilled nursing facilities, >50% of residents are incontinent of either urine or stool.
