AHA Issues Guide for Improving the Patient Experience through the Physical Environment
One way for hospitals to improve patient satisfaction is to focus on their physical environment, according to a new guide by the AHA's Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative and American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
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Hospitals Eye Community Health Workers to Cultivate Patients' Successes
Donnie Missouri, 58, doesn't have medical training. He started his health career in the linens department in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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'Innovation Center' Tries to Reinvent Medicare
In a sprawling, nondescript office park near Baltimore, some 360 people at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation are trying to change the health care system, using the government's premier insurance program as leverage.
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The Right Way to Wash your Hands
The world's two leading public-health bodies list different instructions on their websites for getting your hands clean.
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Obama Signs Older Americans Re-authorization Act
President Obama has signed the Older Americans Re-authorization Act (OAA) into law, reestablishing funding levels for many services that enable millions of older adults to remain in their homes through retirement.
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How Home Health Can Improve Fall Rates and Re-admissions
Home health can play a significant role in reducing the number of emergency room re-admissions among seniors after a fall, according to a new study focused on why older adults end up back at the hospital after an initial fall.
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CDC, OSHA Issue Guidance for Protecting Workers from Zika Exposure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued guidance for protecting outdoor workers, health care and laboratory workers, mosquito control workers and business travelers against occupational exposure to Zika virus.
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Hospitals Test Putting Psychiatrists on Medical Wards
Some leading hospitals have begun placing psychiatrists and other mental-health professionals into medical units to identify psychological problems early in a patient's stay.
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AARP: We Need Technology to Bridge the Caregiver Gap
With the majority of older Americans wanting to age in place, the number of caregivers is set to grow rapidly, along with a huge opportunity for supportive technology in this space.
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The White House Wants to Create Health Care Jobs
The administration has announced a new initiative, Health Careers Pathways, intended to help steer millions of Americans to work in the health care sector across the next decade.
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*Opinions expressed in any of the included stories or their publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Kindred Healthcare. This blog post is a compilation of news stories from other sources that have appeared during the past month.