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Deprescribing Interventions Could Safely Reduce Number of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions

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Image Credit: Eric Hood - stock.adobe.com “Meta-analysis showed that PIP interventions were associated with a reduction in the number of medications prescribed, without statistically significant differences in other outcomes such as hospitalizations and all-cause mortality,” the study authors said. medications per patient.

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FDA green lights Oxehealth vital signs monitoring software

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UK digital health company Oxehealth has claimed FDA approval for software that can be used to remotely measure vital signs like heart and breathing rates from a camera feed. . The company says it will focus on deployment into skilled nursing facilities, of which there are around 15,500 in the US providing long-term care for more than 1.35