The Night Doctor is in: Why 'Nocturnalists' Are Replacing Some
On-Call Physicians
More hospitals are hiring experienced
"nocturnalists" to improve patient safety and prevent calls to tired
on-call physicians, according to an article in the Boston Globe. Read
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Healthcare Hiring Momentum Leads to another 38,500 Jobs in
June
Healthcare added 38,500 jobs in June and a total of 234,600
jobs in the first six months of 2016, according to initial seasonally adjusted
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read
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Hospital Elder Units Help Seniors Go Home
The need for specialized hospital units for seniors is high
and growing—and the proven ability of these units to return seniors to live at
home independently could spell good things for the home health care industry. Read
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CMS Proposes Expanding Diabetes-Prevention Model
The CMS on Thursday proposed expanding a program aimed at
helping people avoid diabetes. Read
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Wearable Fitness Devices Attract More than the Young and Healthy
That Fitbit isn’t just for the young, active and healthy
anymore. Aging baby boomers and seniors are emerging as an equally prosperous
market for fitness ‘wearables’ manufacturers and the wellness industry. Read
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Younger Seniors Amass More End-of-Life Care than Oldest
Americans, Study Finds
Americans in their 80's and 90's are not the ones amassing the
largest medical bills to hold off death, according to a new analysis that
challenges a widely held belief about the costs of end-of-life care. Read
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Smarter Ways to Teach Family Members Medical Skills
As hospitals send patients home after shorter stays and many
patients live with multiple chronic diseases, more families are taking on
complicated medical tasks. Read
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2 in 10 Alzheimer's Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
Alzheimer's disease is often misdiagnosed, possibly causing
undue stress for those who don't have the disease but are told they do, and
delays in treatment for others, two new studies reveal. Read
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HHS to Fund Cybersecurity Information Exchange
HHS will fund an organization for cybersecurity
professionals to exchange information about threats to the healthcare industry's
information technology systems. Read
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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.