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An innovative program that encourages physicians and other providers to facilitate the tough conversation about care at the end of life has resulted in 95% of the senior citizens in La Crosse, WI, having advance care directives that guide their care.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is common in most hospitals, but a recent study shows that almost 13% of patient discharged from the hospital to home health care are infected with MRSA.
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A recent study shows that 12% of patients discharged from the hospital to home health care are infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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Although standard precautions are taught to home health employees, the importance of precautions rises with the increasing number of patients coming to home care with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form has been in use in Oregon since 1995, four years after the initiative was begun in the state. Since 1995, some form of the POLST program has been adopted in more than 30 states.
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Risk management in hospice presents challenges not faced by most health care providers, but there are steps that agencies can take to reduce risk and provide protection from lawsuits and costly claims.
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Calling it "a significant turning point in American society's evolution to empower terminally ill patients with information and choices about how they will die," an article by the director of legal affairs for Compassion & Choices points to four medical professional and health policy organizations that have adopted policy to support physician-assisted suicide.
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Some key questions related to multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) that are most likely to be seen in non-hospital healthcare settings are answered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. This information, along with other guidance provided by the CDC, can be used to develop or enhance staff education material.
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Up to 90% of older adults in nursing homes have osteoporosis, which increases the risk of fractures. More than 2 million fractures occur in the United States, and 75% of older patients who sustain a hip fracture require nursing home and home health care. In fact, over 2 million home health care visits are made as a result of followup care following hospitalization for fracture.
