New Tool Assesses Home Health-Care Programs
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SUNDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- A new tool to assess the quality of home health care for the elderly and people with disabilities has been developed by an international team that includes University of Michigan researchers.
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November 22 - Two Oregon Health &amp; Science University School of Nursing research grants totaling $400,000 hope to improve the care for older adults in rural assisted living facilities.
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A new at-home screening test, called Fertell, lets couples find out if they have fertility problems without stepping into a doctorâs office.
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A preliminary accounting of efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that the agency has about 19 major health information technology initiatives, totaling about $228 million.
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A health trust may have to bring in new practices to better monitor the hospital bug Clostridium difficile.
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An independent review of maternity services has highlighted huge variations in the quality of care.
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WASHINGTON A new government report shows that shedding a light on nursing home practices may help improve patient care. The Bush administration findings show improvement in key measurements of nursing home
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HOUSTON -- A new study by Houston researchers found new technology can get fast feedback on whether treatments are working for breast cancer victims.
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Partners HealthCare is teaming up with one of the state's largest employers in an experiment to see whether they can improve employees' health and, ideally, reduce medical costs by monitoring workers' high blood pressure over the Internet.
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The best tool for predicting the risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Patients will be allowed to compare the quality of the clinical care provided in each NHS department.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Regular home visits by health workers reduce seniors' death risk, a Swedish study confirms.
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A computerised screening test detects more abnormalities than traditional smears, say experts.
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TORONTO -- Former Ontario health minister Elinor Caplan will lead a review of how home-care contracts are awarded in the province.
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Latest licensing deal signals a move into the health-care arena.
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THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- A programmable device that allows professional caregivers to monitor how patients dispense their medications has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Thursday.
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Blog: Mapping software for modeling the path of infectious diseases made available as open-source.