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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

Today's Hospitalist

That company, which is based in Detroit, focuses on providing post-acute care, complete with physiatrists and APRNs, as well as care managers and coordinators. ” Phyllis Maguire has been Executive Editor of Today’s Hospitalist since 2006. “We have been absolutely ecstatic with the results,” he says.

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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

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Recognizing the characteristic features and understanding the differential diagnosis is crucial in managing patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 2006 Oct;99(10):501-5. It has a long and non-branching course and ends toward the right lower quadrant. Ultrasound and CT may not differentiate it from normal bowel. ” An et.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 4: You Can’t Get Fooled Again

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He was ultimately admitted to the general pediatric service for further management. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with tyrosinemia type 1, an autosomal recessive disorder of amino acid metabolism. If not diagnosed, infants with tyrosinemia can die of liver failure within a few years of birth. Rashad MM, Nassar C.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. Eric: And Susan?

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HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

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One in 10 people with newly diagnosed HIV is an older adult. And over that first 15 years, which was a very difficult time when there was no treatment at all available, everybody died and usually within months or a year or two of when they were diagnosed. And I also read that 1 out of 10 newly diagnosed HIV cases are in older adults.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. With your journey, with your dad’s journey- Diane: They could have diagnosed him earlier.