by GV Team | Aug 11, 2022 | Resources
Blog by www.cvshealth.com For two decades, the “Trust Barometer” from the Edelman company has looked at public faith in institutions. Lately, its findings have been concerning. Trust in media, government and other sectors dropped around the world during the COVID-19...
by GV Team | Aug 4, 2022 | Coronavirus, Drug Information, Patient Safety, Resources
Blog by www.cvshealth.com Prem Shah, Executive Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at CVS Health®, explores why consumers trust his profession like few others and the potential impact on public health. It’s an iconic image from the cover of the Saturday Evening...
by GV Team | Jul 27, 2022 | Coronavirus, Resources, Vaccinations
Blog by www.ihca.org In June 2022, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) began using the updated definition of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All facility types reporting data through the...
by GV Team | Jul 20, 2022 | Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.skillednursingnews.com Nursing home providers could be cited by surveyors for noncompliance – and issued civil monetary penalties – as part of updated guidance tied to arbitration agreements published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
by GV Team | Jul 7, 2022 | Patient Safety, PointClickCare
Blog by www.pointclickcare.com From a data perspective, the long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) community has been a virtual blackhole for decades. And the research that is conducted in this space has historically been dictated by information gleaned from claims data,...
by GV Team | Jun 30, 2022 | Drug Information, Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.nia.nih.gov Older adults who take a cholesterol-lowering drug known as a statin may have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s-like movement symptoms, according to an NIA-funded observational study published in Neurology. Fatty plaques in brain blood...
by GV Team | Jun 14, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.healthinaging.org For more than 20 years, the AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults have been a leading source of information about safely prescribing medications for older people. The AGS Beers Criteria® identify...
by GV Team | Jun 2, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources
Blog by www.cvshealth.com The day she couldn’t make it up the stairs to her bedroom, new mother Jen Rohe knew she had a problem. At the hospital she was diagnosed with heart failure and received a heart transplant several weeks later. “I’d never heard of women...
by GV Team | May 26, 2022 | Resources
Blog by www.skillednursingnews.com Following the tough lessons learned during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home operators are finding ways to ensure they are never caught off guard again. Improving nursing home preparedness has not only been on the...
by GV Team | May 19, 2022 | Drug Information, Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by Mark Wolfe, Customer Account Representative, GrandView Pharmacy At GrandView Pharmacy, we have procedures in place to handle six common barriers that often get in the way of timely medications. We handle these common barriers frequently and are prepared to...
