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More hospitals customize ERs for older patients
With an aging U.S. population, hospitals are building emergency rooms designed exclusively for patients 65 and older, reported The New York Times. Joining that trend, Mount Sinai Hospital recently
Integrated care cuts hospital admissions by a fifth
Integrated care can cut hospital admissions for elderly patients by at least one-fifth, according to a new report from RAND Europe, Ernst & Young, University of Cambridge and the Nuffield Trust.
Older patients in ED undertriaged
About a quarter of elderly patients that come through the emergency department are undertriaged, that is, assessed as less sick than they actually are, according to a new study published in the
Length of stay now shorter but more costly
As the largest component of healthcare expenditures, inpatient hospital costs are more expensive these days. As hospitals continue to curb costs, one area of particular focus is length of stay. In
Better hospital mattresses give wallets a rest
If emergency rooms spent 30 cents per patient to buy pressure-reduction mattresses, it could save the hospital $32 per patient, reports UPI. The special mattress could reduce pressure ulcers in
mHealth grants worth $477K aimed at improving care for chronically ill
Five one-year grants worth a total of more than $477,000 were awarded by the Center for Technology and Aging to organizations to help determine best practices for using mobile healthcare technologies
EDs fail to recognize elder cognitive impairment
Older patients with cognitive impairment, such as dementia and delirium, pay a large number of visits to emergency departments (ED), but EDs may be ill equipped to identify their impairment,
More medical spending tied to better outcomes
It turns out spending more on Medicare services does translate to better overall health for enrollees, conclude researchers at George Mason University and the Urban Institute. The study of more than
Elderly receive inferior hospital care
Sorry, Grandpa! Little Timmy is more likely to receive better hospital care. What's worse is that seniors are slightly more likely to die as a result of inferior emergency care, according to a new
Nurses key to cutting readmissions
One in five elderly patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within a month, according to a study in Health Affairs. To mitigate the readmissions, researchers at the University of
