According to a pair of studies published online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, statins — a class of drugs widely utilized by older adults to reduce cholesterol — may have the unintended consequence of reducing immunotherapeutic response to...
Lawmakers acted to limit an increase in Medicare Part B premiums as part of the budget deal negotiated between outgoing House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the White House, and approved by the House on Oct. 28.
Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have issued the final 2016 fee schedule for physicians, making modifications to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and loosening requirements for its controversial two-midnight...
A convergence of federal guidance and policies aimed at promoting and eventually requiring antibiotic stewardship across health care settings — as well as actions by states, professional groups, and health systems — is sending a clear message to...
We live and work in the realm of evidence-based medicine. There is more research, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), meta-analyses, systematic reviews, guidelines, and position statements than anyone can possibly read. But geriatricians know,...
“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of thing.”Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
Informal caregivers of patients with a cognitive impairment may face exhaustion while taking care of their relatives, and are themselves at higher risk of disease. The objective was to assess the relationship between patients' comorbidities...
To identify distinct sets of disability trajectories in the year before and after a Medicare qualifying skilled nursing facility (Q-SNF) admission, evaluate the associations between the pre–and post–Q-SNF disability trajectories, and determine short...
