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Nursing
Restoring a Sense of Belonging: The Unsung Importance of Casual Relationships for Older AdultsStudies have found that older adults with a broad array of "weak" as well as "close" ties enjoy better physical...
Covid-19
Amid COVID Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home ResidentsStarting in August, the state plans to begin measuring the levels of disease-fighting antibodies in the blood of vaccinated nursing...
Telehealth
Stakeholders Urge Congress to Avert 'Telehealth Cliff'Virtual care advocates note that telehealth demonstrated its value as a care option for seniors during the pandemic, when in-person...
Strategy
Facing Headwinds on New Alzheimer's Drug, Biogen Launches Controversial CampaignThe drugmaker is running an educational campaign directed at the consumer, one who is already worried about whether those lost...
Covid-19
'Don't You Work With Old People?': Many Elder-Care Workers Still Refuse to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Amid a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," more than 40% of the nation's nursing home and long-term healthcare workers have yet...
Strategy
Opinion: Why We May Never Know Whether the $56K-a-Year Alzheimer's Drug Actually WorksThough patients will start taking it, the world may have to wait many years to find out whether Aduhelm is...
Marketing
Doctors Weigh Pros and Cons of Prescribing Hot-Button Alzheimer's DrugFaced with criticism over insufficient guidance, the FDA has revised the drug's label to narrow its potential use.
Strategy
Paying Billions for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug? How About Funding This Instead?The total annual price tag would come to $56 billion if the average list price, $56,000, is applied to the...
Human Resources
Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short SupplyThe Maine home-based care program has a waitlist 925 people long.
Telehealth
Calming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren't Tech-SavvyMillions of older adults are newly motivated to get online and participate in digital offerings after being shut inside, hoping...
Revenue Cycle
Provider Stakeholders to UnitedHealthcare: A Delay Isn't EnoughNearly a week after UnitedHealthcare backed off its decision to retroactively deny emergency care claims, provider groups are still hitting...
Clinical Care
The Hard Realities of a 'No Jab, No Job' Mandate for Health Care WorkersHealthcare organizations have faced a workforce conundrum familiar to all manner of providers during the pandemic: how to persuade essential...