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@PALTmed's newly revised "Clinical Practice Guideline on Falls and Fall Prevention in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting" provides a practical resource for clinicians and community leaders for reducing falls.
Read it here: jamda.com/article/S1525-…
#falls #LTC
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#falls #LTC
www.jamda.com Falls and Fall Prevention in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting Clinical Practice Guideline Falls are ever-present in the post-acute and long-term care continuum, and PALTmed's newly revised Clinical Practice Guideline on Falls and Fall Prevention in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care... A new @JAMDAcom study by Huang et al. found that using a #SharedDecisionMaking approach during discharge planning was associated with higher #LTC integration/linkage.
#Geriatrics #CareTransitions #PatientCenteredCare
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#Geriatrics #CareTransitions #PatientCenteredCare
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www.jamda.com Shared Decision Making in Discharge Planning and Long-Term Care Linkage: A Retrospective Study To evaluate the impact of shared decision making (SDM) on successful long-term care (LTC) service utilization and early readmissions among high-risk hospitalized patients. 📢 New @JAMDAcom study by @yohanes_ayele, @JanetSluggett, et al.:
In LTCF residents with diabetes, adding DPP-4 inhibitors to metformin showed similar 5-yr CV risk vs insulin or sulfonylureas, with lower hypoglycemia and mortality vs insulin.
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In LTCF residents with diabetes, adding DPP-4 inhibitors to metformin showed similar 5-yr CV risk vs insulin or sulfonylureas, with lower hypoglycemia and mortality vs insulin.
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www.jamda.com Cardiovascular Safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors Compared With Insulin or Sulfonylureas... To examine the cardiovascular safety of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors compared with long-acting insulin or sulfonylurea initiation added to metformin in older people with diabetes in... New @JAMDAcom scoping review by @FangliGeng and @shisadoctor compared post-acute outcomes between home health care and #SNFs.
🏥 readmissions= mixed
🩺 mortality rates = no significant differences
💰 costs = lower for #HHC
Read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41106427/
🏥 readmissions= mixed
🩺 mortality rates = no significant differences
💰 costs = lower for #HHC
Read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41106427/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Comparing Post-Acute Care Outcomes Between Home Health Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities: A... Most comparative studies of HHC and SNF-based PAC focus on specific conditions for hospitalization, short-term outcomes, and claims-based measures. This review highlights the need for further...