by GV Team | May 12, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources
Blog by www.cvshealth.com The dream of an electronic health record (EHR) — born in the visionary 1960s — imagined one seamless, universal home for a patient’s medical history. The actual rollout has been a bit rockier. Over the past decade, EHRs have contributed to...
by GV Team | May 5, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources
Blog by www.cvshealth.com May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Americans are facing record levels of stress and anxiety driven by external stressors outside their control things like inflation, political divisiveness and the war in Ukraine. Health experts remind...
by GV Team | Apr 21, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.mcknights.com The incidence of malnutrition is widespread among institutionalized seniors, ranging from 23% to 60% of all patients. However, malnutrition is often hidden in plain sight since its symptoms can be mistaken for other conditions. It’s important...
by GV Team | Apr 14, 2022 | Medicare, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.mcknights.com A COVID-era waiver of Medicare’s three-day stay requirement for skilled nursing coverage could be among the next to be retired, according to a top Medicare expert. That’s despite repeated concerns from providers and patient advocates that the...
by GV Team | Apr 7, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.cvshealth.com The scariest moment of Claudia Norman’s heart health journey came a few years ago, when the 53-year-old awoke in atrial fibrillation — an irregular heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. “You realize that your...
by GV Team | Mar 30, 2022 | Employee News, GrandView News, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by Macie Jackson, Customer Account Representative, GrandView Pharmacy Hello! I was born and raised in Terre Haute, IN. I attended Terre Haute North Vigo High School, where I was actively involved in Cross Country and Track. I graduated from Indiana State...
by GV Team | Mar 17, 2022 | Resources, Senior Health
Blog By Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News, www.heart.org You’ve had a bad breakup, a rotten day at work or you’re just too exhausted to cook. You’re craving comfort, something to soothe your mood. So, you reach for … a salad. Probably...
by GV Team | Mar 10, 2022 | Drug Information, Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.cvshealth.com The rising cost of prescription drugs is a growing concern, especially for those who depend on their medications to stay healthy. Prescription drug spending is only expected to increase1 with the specialty drug market predicted to grow to...
by GV Team | Mar 3, 2022 | Patient Safety, Resources
Blog by www.washingtonpost.com If there’s anything the pandemic has taught us, it’s that we have a lot of excess stuff in our homes — including bottles and bottles of expired or no-longer-needed medications. That’s a problem, according to Elizabeth Skoy, an associate...
by GV Team | Feb 17, 2022 | Drug Information, Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by www.heart.org Medication has come a long way in helping us lower our risks of heart disease by managing high blood pressure, lowering cholesterol levels and helping prevent stroke. But patients have an important role in making sure those medications work. Dan...
