Samantha Matthews

News

Significant NH Staffing Disparities Observed in Severely Deprived US Neighborhoods

08/17/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Researchers examined the correlation between neighborhood deprivation and nursing home staffing in the United States.

Researchers examined the...

08/17/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

Daily Physical Activity May Reduce Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson Disease

08/12/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Study authors assessed the correlation between engagement in daily physical activity and clinical cognitive outcomes among patients with Parkinson disease.

Study authors assessed the...

08/12/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Podcasts

Inflation, Mobile Health's Impact on the Health Care Industry

08/12/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Keith Algozzine, founder and chief executive officer of UCM Digital Health, discusses how inflation is impacting the health care industry, areas of top concern, and how mobile health plays into the future of health care.

Keith Algozzine, founder and...

08/12/2022

First Report Managed Care

Videos

The Future of Medical Imaging: Advances in AI, Analytics

08/11/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Morris Panner, president of Intelerad, discusses the impact of large hospital system consolidations, trends and perspectives around the future of medical imaging, and the latest advances in AI and analytics.

Morris Panner, president of...

08/11/2022

Integrated Healthcare Executive

News

Polytherapy Increases Patient-Centered Management of Narcolepsy Symptoms

08/10/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Findings showed polytherapy is commonly used to tailor a patient-centered approach among patients with narcolepsy who were prescribed pitolisant.

Findings showed polytherapy is...

08/10/2022

First Report Managed Care

News

Fall Injury Prevention Intervention Shows Improvements Among OAs

08/08/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

“Across a standard set of outcomes typically reported in fall prevention studies, we observed modest improvements, one of which was statistically significant,” wrote researchers.

“Across a standard set of...

08/08/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

Massachusetts NH Intervention Linked to COVID-19 Infection Control

08/05/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

“The Massachusetts nursing home intervention was associated with a more rapid reduction in the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections compared to similarly managed NHs in neighboring states,” wrote researchers.

“The Massachusetts nursing home...

08/05/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

mRNA Vaccine Booster Highly Effective Among US Veterans With Comorbidities

08/04/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Researchers determined the effectiveness of mRNA booster doses among US veterans during the Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants’ dominance periods.

Researchers determined the...

08/04/2022

Veterans Health Today

Interview

Digital, Community-Based Outreach Impacts COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Black, Hispanic Patients

08/04/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

“The advances in health care are wonderful, but they fall short if populations who are generally underrepresented in health care do not benefit from them as much as other populations do,” says Daniela Diaz, MD, associate medical director, New...

“The advances in health care are...

08/04/2022

Integrated Healthcare Executive

News

Treatment Improves Lung Function in Patients With Moderate to Severe Type 2 Asthma

08/03/2022

Samantha Matthews ;

Findings showed dupilumab treatment improved lung function and reduced the impact of exacerbations on lung function in patients with moderate to severe type 2 asthma.

Findings showed dupilumab...

08/03/2022

First Report Managed Care