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Deprescribing Interventions Could Safely Reduce Number of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions

Drug Topics

They included randomized controlled trials that focused on interventions to address PIPs in adults 65 years and older who were in community or long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes or assisted-living facilities.

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A decade of driving medicines optimisation innovation in clinical pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Consultant pharmacists for older people have also increased their involvement in nursing homes and intermediate care settings throughout the country.

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2025 PQA Annual Meeting Features Almost 20 Research Posters

PQA

(Kaitlyn Haas, PharmD) The Implementation of Pharmacy-led Pre-visit Reviews to Impact Quality Measures in the Primary Care Setting(Margaret English, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CSP) Navigating Specialty Treatment for Dermatologic Inflammatory Conditions: Patient Journey and Treatment Persistence (Matthew Bowles, PharmD, MBA) The Impact of Text Messaging and (..)

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2025 PQA Annual Meeting Features Almost Twenty Research Posters

PQA

(Kaitlyn Haas, PharmD) The implementation of pharmacy led pre-visit reviews to impact quality measures in the primary care setting (Margaret English, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CSP) Navigating Specialty Treatment for Dermatologic Inflammatory Conditions: Patient Journey and Treatment Persistence (Matthew Bowles, PharmD, MBA) The Impact of Text Messaging and (..)

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STAT+: Talks over big end-of-year health package heat up in Congress

STAT

  However, Republicans proposed paying for the policies with a full repeal of the Biden administration’s controversial nursing home staffing rule, which sets minimum staffing requirements. Repealing the rule would have saved the federal government $22 billion.

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CDC , 2012) Those most at risk of vitamin D deficiency include older adults , obese people, breastfed infants, people with darker skin pigment , those who consistently cover most of their skin while outside, nursing home residents, and hospitalized patients.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

After rallying for several days in a row, UnitedHealth Group's shares are taking another downturn following media reports that it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to reduce patient transfers to hospitals.