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| Caring for the Ages |
| Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 1-23 (January 2007) |
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At Age 80, Geriatrics Pioneer Continues Advocacy Efforts: First in series on ‘Pioneers in Geriatric Medicine’ features Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Robert N. Butler.
MARLENE PITURRO
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Vitamin D Deficit Affects More Than Bones
JEFF EVANS
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Dear Dr. B
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Get the Consultant Pharmacist on Your Team
DAVID BRECHTELSBAUER
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Leadership
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National Leadership Summit Promotes Consumer-Driven Options in LTC: Teamwork must be strengthened at grassroots level to deliver quality care in homes, communities.
DIANE L. DIXON
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Congress Once Again Averts Physician Payment Cuts in Last-Minute Fix: Bush signs legislation to keep Medicare reimbursements frozen at 2006 rates.
ALICIA AULT
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CMS Ties 1.5% Bonus to Voluntary Reporting Program
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Is Part D ‘Doughnut Hole’ Really Worth Filling? One expert says setting prices for drugs is more complicated than setting prices for procedures.
JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN
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Missouri Regulators Team With Nursing School to Reach Higher Quality of Care: Among other things, group offers nursing advice and meetings to improve MDScoding accuracy.
PAMELA KUMAR
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Research Projects Can Help Staff Bond With Residents
JOANNE KALDY
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Scorecard Measures Culture Change Goals
VIVIAN TELLIS-NAYAK
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Microchip Gives Access to Patient Records: System could be helpful in emergency situations, provided the practitioner has a scanner.
JOANNE KALDY
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Study Finds ‘Oldest Old’ Are Shifting From NHs: Changes in state definitions, regulations, and alternative models all have bearing.
JANE ANDERSON
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Falls Management Program Spurs Continuous QI
MARLENE PITURRO
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Sustaining the Falls Management Program: Researchers recommend ‘no blame’ culture, increased involvement of families and physicians.
MARLENE PITURRO
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Guidelines in Practice
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Identifying, Reducing Fall Risk in the Elderly: Medication and psychological risk factors should be addressed.
STEVEN LEVENSON
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Bethany Center Extends Reach Beyond Residential Care
MARLENE PITURRO
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News from the Association
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New Liability Insurance for Medical Directors
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Finance Committee Seeks Members
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Data Watch: Personal Health Care Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 2004
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Flu Keeps Working, Make Sure Your Immunization Plan Does Too
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Is EB Medicine a Wave Worth Catching?
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Demonstrate Geriatric Care Model for Others
Robert McConnell
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Last Call for 2007 AMDA Award Nominations
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Don't Miss These Events
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Higher BMD in Blacks, Calcium Retention Tied
Jeff Evans
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Behavioral Treatment May Help Insomnia: Study finds marked improvement in treated group, but ‘longer-term data’ is needed to verify results.
ROBERT FINN
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Understanding and Addressing Insomnia in the Elderly
Duncan S. MacLean, Bob Murphy, Jay Gandhi
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Observational Tools Counter Weight Loss
MARLENE PITURRO
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Better Skin Care Curbs Incontinence Dermatitis: The cost was significantly lower among patients who received acrylate polymer-based film treatment.
HEIDI SPLETE
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JAMDANews
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