AI tools help predict complications following lower-extremity fracture
Apr 10, 2024
XGBoost was identified as the optimal model, achieving average test AUC of 0.90 before the synthetic minority oversampling technique.
One in seven drug supply chain issue reports tied to drug shortages
Apr 10, 2024
Supply disruptions increased for drugs with and without reports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 to 2022 saw increase in enrollment in medical cannabis programs
Apr 08, 2024
The proportion of patient-reported qualifying conditions with substantial, conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased.
Birth rate in United States remained unchanged from 2021 to 2022
Apr 04, 2024
The birth rate decreased for females aged 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 years and increased for women aged 25 to 29 and 35 to 44 years.
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
Improvements seen in post-allo-HCT outcomes for seniors with leukemia
Mar 28, 2024
A reduction in relapse incidence was observed over time, as well as improvement in leukemia-free survival and overall survival.
Are seniors and their caregivers going to get a COVID booster? This AI tool already knows.
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
A new tool uses AI to evaluate how likely an individual is to get a COVID booster shot based on demographic characteristics.
Industry leaders oppose legislation proposing a standardized resident admission agreement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2024
A bill calling for New Jersey’s health department to develop a standard resident admission agreement for assisted living providers is facing pushback from industry leaders.
Four in 10 adults choose telemedicine visits
Mar 22, 2024
Telemedicine visits were less frequent among older patients (75 years and older), those who did not have internet access and people living in the Midwest. Audio-only visits were associated with older age.
Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.