Fracture prevention lacking for older women, post-acute care study finds
Across all post-acute care settings, there was low use of DXA to screen for osteoporosis and of medications to prevent bone loss.
Source: mcknights.com
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Underreporting of Fall Injuries, Pressure Ulcers Associated with Racial, Ethnic Composition of Nursing Homes
These findings suggest that disparities in reporting data may be present in nursing homes, with implications for surveillance of nursing homes, priority setting for facilities, as well as payment and research.
Source: hcplive.com
New York health system notifies patients of 3rd-party data breach
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health notified long-term care patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to a data breach at its consulting services vendor, Minimum Data Set Consultants.
Source: beckershospitalreview.com
Initiatives yield decline in antipsychotic use across resident racial, ethnic groups: study
Following federal initiatives reductions in use of antipsychotic medications have occurred evenly across resident racial and ethnic groups.
Source: mcknights.com
Tanzania reports another Marburg virus infection, death
The latest case raises the country's outbreak total to 9, and the death lifts the fatality count to 6.
Source: umn.edu