Survey Finds that Automated Order Sets Deliver Benefits in Process Improvements, Regulatory Compliance and Patient Safety

Process improvements, regulatory compliance and patient safety were the top three areas in which hospitals “greatly benefited” from the use of order set software, according to the findings of a recent independent national survey conducted on behalf of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students.
Of the hospital managers [...]

Telomeres are part of your DNA

This may sound like science fiction, but it is truly cutting-edge reality. Internationally acclaimed anti-aging Doctor, Al Sears MD, has become the first U.S. doctor licensed to provide TA-65 to the public through his private practice based in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.
“This is a revolutionary technology that is based on telomere biology. Telomeres are part [...]

Early Data Show Potential for Imatinib Mesylate Tablets to Treat Life-Threatening Form of Pulmonary Artery Disease

An early proof-of-concept study presented today shows promising results for imatinib mesylate in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe, incurable blood vessel disorder.
Preliminary findings from a 59-patient, multi-center Phase II clinical trial suggest imatinib mesylate provides a treatment benefit, as demonstrated by a significant improvement in pulmonary vascular resistance and a numerical [...]

Kindred Nursing Centers to be awarded prestigious award

Kindred Healthcare Inc. has announced that 50 of its nursing centers have been named recipients of the 2008 American Health Care Association Step I Quality Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to quality improvement.
Of the 50 Kindred Nursing Centers to be awarded this prestigious award, three of them were in Connecticut: Kindred Crossings Healthcare West [...]

Concept Media represented in over 95% of America’s nursing school libraries.

Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of award winning healthcare education media, has granted a charitable media donation worth $27K to Medical Missions for Children (MMC), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the medical needs of catastrophically ill children in underserved U.S. and international communities.
Concept Media is providing MMC with 30 video-based healthcare educational [...]

Concept Media represented in over 95% of America’s nursing school libraries

Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of award winning healthcare education media, has granted a charitable media donation worth $27K to Medical Missions for Children (MMC), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the medical needs of catastrophically ill children in underserved U.S. and international communities.
Concept Media is providing MMC with 30 video-based healthcare educational [...]

Nursing homes’ quality, safety can be hard to gauge

Checking a nursing home’s background is crucial in determining if Mom or Grandpa will receive good care. Has the home been in trouble before? Are there enough nurses? Are residents safe?
Yet it is easier for a consumer to find the repair and ownership history of a used car.
Mary Rismeyer knows this all too well.
Her 78-year-old [...]