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Detailed, Not Global, Tests Predict Alzheimer’s Progression Rates

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who performed poorly on early cognitive tests seemed to progress more rapidly than those with less baseline impairment, a study showed. Age was also an indicator of progression, with younger patients declining at a...

Have the Conversation Early: Research Proxies in Alzheimer’s Disease

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease can still identify a trusted individual to make decisions about participation in research, even when their cognitive abilities have declined to the point that they may not be able to give informed consent for...

A Matter of Trust: The Cost of HIPAA Non-Compliance

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Health care providers protect patient information through daily actions, but failures resulting in breaches of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are increasingly costly. Initially passed into law in 2003...

Congress OKs Hardship Exemption for Meaningful Use

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
For doctors unable to meet meaningful use requirements for 2015, Congress has approved a blanket process for those applying for a hardship exemption to avoid having a penalty applied to their Medicare payments in 2017.

Review: Medicare Opioid Prescriptions Are the Work of Many Physicians

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
A “broad swath” of Medicare providers wrote scripts for opioids in 2013, contradicting the idea that the overdose epidemic is mainly the work of “small groups of prolific prescribers and corrupt pill mills,” investigators wrote online in JAMA...

More Funding, New Programs Headline Alzheimer’s Report

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Although 2015 might not have been the year of the blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug, it did lay a few more paving stones on the road to understanding the disease.

When Is CPR Futile?

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer Lower for Regular Aspirin Users

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Regular aspirin use appears to protect against the development of metastatic and fatal prostate cancer, according to an analysis of the Physicians’ Health Study.

Minority of U.S. Hospitals Mandate Flu Vaccination

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
Less than half of U.S. hospitals require health care workers to receive annual flu shots, according to a survey study with responses from nearly 500 facilities.

Is Diet the Best Prevention Strategy for Dementia?

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2016
A number of studies have reported that diet interventions can be an effective strategy for preventing or delaying the onset of dementia in older adults. While the Mediterranean (MedDiet) and the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) diets...