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Workplace Violence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings – Caring for the Ages

March 1, 2025 dashephe

Workplace Violence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings – Caring for the Ages https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(24)00460-8/fulltext

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REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process

February 26, 2025 dashephe

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CME Education Internal Med

Docusate doesn’t really work to prevent constipation.

February 24, 2025 dashephe

DS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral docusate in the management of constipation in hospice patients – PubMed Conclusion: There was no significant benefit of docusate plus sennosides compared with…

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Cannabis

February 21, 2025 dashephe

Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network Conclusions and Relevance In this…

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Health information exchange interoperability

February 20, 2025 dashephe

Interoperability | HealthIT.gov Interoperability helps clinicians deliver safe, effective, patient-centered care. It also provides new ways for individuals and caregivers to access electronic health information to manage and coordinate care.…

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HAN Advisory – Expedited influenza A subtyping in hospitalized patients | January 27, 2025 – shepherd@docshepherd.com – docshepherd.com Mail

January 27, 2025 dashephe

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsHbfbsRxQmcVTXwWHvSKbrV?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Most clinical influenza tests are able to identify the type of influenza viruscausing infection: type A or type B. However, these tests cannot distinguish thesubtype of influenza A virus…

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Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD

January 26, 2025 dashephe

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement | Cardiovascular Risk Factors | JAMA | JAMA Network 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of…

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CMDA 2025 Conference

January 24, 2025 dashephe

CMDA - The Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine is proud to announce its 30th Annual Conference, Honoring Our Why: Colorado’s Collective Purpose in PALTC Medicine, to…

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Fwd: Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

January 24, 2025 dashephe

Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

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Fwd: Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

January 24, 2025 dashephe

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