Posts Tagged ‘Ph.D’
Taking a Look at Medicare Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Two few Medicare patients, women and non-white patients, participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or acute heart event or surgery, says findings in a recently published study in American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. This observational studies and identified the populations and regions most at risk for suboptimal cardiac rehabilitation.…
Read MoreFor Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors, Dog Ownership Is Associated with a Longer Life
Living alone after a cardiac event and not owning a dog may be hazardous to your health. A recently released study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA), reported that dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for those heart attack…
Read MoreShorter Stays in a SNF Tied to Higher Risk for Hospital Readmission
New York University (NYU) School of Medicine researchers says that high hospital readmission rates indicate that many elderly patients with heart failure may be sent home too soon from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The recent study shows that the risk of hospital readmission among patients with heart failure discharged home after staying at a SNF is high—almost…
Read MoreNIH launches First-of-its Kind Study to Search for Neuroprotective Stroke Therapies
On September 3, 2019, the Bethesda, Maryland-based National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it has called on researchers to make the standards and practices for conducting early stage, or preclinical, medical research on animals more like those used for clinical trials. To facilitate these research design changes, the NIH will provide $ 4 million…
Read MoreJoint Study to Investigate Whether Apple Watch Improves AFib Outcome and Prevents Strokes
Johnson & Johnson announces that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, and Apple Inc. will investigate whether a new heart health program using an app from Johnson & Johnson in combination with Apple Watch’s irregular rhythm notifications and ECG app can hasten the diagnosis and improve health outcomes of…
Read MoreStudy Says Noninvasive Ear-Clip Nerve Stimulation Suppresses AFib
Researchers say they have identified a new approach that could change the way patients are treated for atrial fibrillation (AF). They report that a randomized clinical trial effectively used nerve stimulation through an ear clip to reduce AF burden and showcases an emerging noninvasive treatment option for patients. AF is considered the most common abnormal heart…
Read MoreStudy Looks at Impact of SNF, Home Care, on Hospital Readmission Rates and Care Costs
Post-acute care costs continue to rise throughout the nation with nearly 90 percent of Medicare patients discharged to post-acute care receive that care in either a skilled nursing facility or home health care. Researchers say that is known about the differences in outcomes and costs between these two levels of care. But a newly published study’s…
Read MoreStudy Takes a Close Look at Cost Tradeoffs in two Post-Acute Care Options
Nearly 90 percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged to post-acute care receive that care in either a skilled nursing facility or home health care. While spending on post-acute care continues to rise across the nation, little is known about the differences in patient outcomes between these two care studies. A recently published research study finds that…
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