More women than men experience nonphysical violence in healthcare workforce
Jul 12, 2024
Women were more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment and bullying, whereas men were more likely to experience physical violence.
Tech-driven initiative aims to reduce falls among the elderly
By
John O'Connor
Apr 29, 2024
A technology-driven program that targets falls among older adults was recently unveiled by Connect America.
New federal rule meant to strengthen nondiscrimination protections, advance civil rights in healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 30, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a final rule aiming to protect individuals from discrimination in healthcare, including members of the LBGTQ+ community.
When there was greater use of telehealth during pandemic, there were more clinician encounters: study
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
High telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries during the pandemic was linked to more clinician encounters and ambulatory care–sensitive hospitalizations, per a JAMA Network Open study.
Candy company recalls products due to salmonella risk
May 08, 2024
A Midwestern candy company has issued a massive recall due to the risk of salmonella tainting some of its products.
Technology helped older adults stay connected during pandemic, small study finds
By
Foster Stubbs
May 21, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everyone’s social calendar, with meet-ups moved to video chats, office collaboration happening over communication apps, and social media replacing lunch with a friend.
New AI tool may help detect dementia’s earliest signs
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2024
A speech analysis tool successfully detected mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Spanish-speaking population, a new study finds.
Policy shift could enhance staffing efforts
By
John O'Connor
Jun 20, 2024
Senior living might get some unexpected but welcome staffing assistance from a new executive order about immigration.
Biden administration pushes for rule wiping medical debt from credit reports
Jun 12, 2024
In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove healthcare bills from consideration...
Want to keep employees? Offer a pension instead of a 401(k)
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2024
One way to entice employees to stay may be to offer them a pension instead of a hybrid retirement plan that is part pension and part 401(k), suggests a new report from the nonprofit National Institute...