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CredentialedCARE Corporation Launches Online Health Care Worker Credentialing Service

Thu, 10/14/2010 - 13:25 - Laurie Orlov

10/05/2010

New service performs comprehensive medical credentialing and background checks on prospective hires, as well as existing care providersSan Diego, CA

CredentialedCARE Corporation announced the launch of its newest Web site, CredentialedCARE.com, where employers can conveniently perform comprehensive searches and employment verification checks on prospective health care employees.

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FAMILY COMMUNICATION FOR RESOURCE SYSTEMS’ CARETRACKER CLIENTS JUST GOT EASIER

Sun, 09/12/2010 - 14:09 - Laurie Orlov

09/09/2010

Automating senior care provider-to-family communication

Connect 4 Healthcare, LLC. announced today that the v.1 integration of their Connect for Healthcare™ family communication platform with Resource Systems’ CareTracker software is complete and available to hosted CareTracker clients.

The integration of the two services enables Resource Systems’ CareTracker clients to automatically populate ADL-related family-update metrics in the Connect for Healthcare™ service using data they’ve already entered into CareTracker.

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Seniors discover upswing in emotional health

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 19:37 - Laurie Orlov

"Older age is a vibrant period emotionally for many people" studies show.

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healthcare, Seniors

Seniors discover upswing in emotional health

09/05/2010

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Nursing homes look to younger patients for new revenue

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 19:32 - Laurie Orlov

The number of nursing homes has decreased by 16% in the past 2 decades ending in 2004.

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Nursing homes look to younger patients for new revenue

09/05/2010

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How Life's Details Help Patients

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 20:40 - Laurie Orlov

Personal information from online sites provide doctors with new information to aid in treatments.

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computers, broadband, and social networking, healthcare

How Patients Tracking Their Health Conditions Can Help in Treatment

08/17/2010

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Who Visits Emergency Rooms?

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 20:37 - Laurie Orlov

20% of Americans, insured or not. For those over 65, more visits by people with a usual source of care than those without.

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Who Visits the Emergency Room?

08/17/2010

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Pharmacists Take Larger Role in Older Patients' Health

Sat, 08/14/2010 - 12:01 - Laurie Orlov

Medicare now covers consultation with the pharmacist on chronic disease. Maybe soon, tech-based chronic disease monitoring by the pharmacist?

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healthcare, Seniors

In Health Shift, More Patients Get Pharmacist Appointment

08/14/2010

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FDA will hold hearings on genetic test kits

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 13:49 - Laurie Orlov

Hearings to begin next week to determine if kits must be FDA-approved as well as used under direction by doctor.

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healthcare, baby boomers, Seniors

FDA may not approve direct-to-consumer genetic tests

07/19/2010

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Rules Seek to Expand Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:51 - Laurie Orlov

New classifications for Alzheimer's disease will vastly increase those that have the diagnosis.

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healthcare, dementia care, cognitive decline, baby boomers

Rules Seek to Expand Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

07/13/2010

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The New Landscape: Preparing More Care of the Elderly

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 21:49 - Laurie Orlov

Despite the growing percentage of patients who are elderly, training in geriatrics lags behind.

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healthcare, Seniors, Home Care

Preparing More Care of the Elderly

06/29/2010

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