Nursing Homes in Los Alamos, NM
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 Sombrillo Nursing Facility Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1011 Sombrillo Court, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 Ratings: Phone: (505) 662-4300 |
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Reporting skill and concussion symptom knowledge increase concussion reporting
Concussions often are underreported by those experiencing symptoms, and most education programs assume that increased knowledge will improve that rate. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests that knowing how to report a concussion-;rather than knowing more about concussions-;is a greater factor in prompting athletes to take action.
Digital medical records continue to trigger difficult issues
News outlets report on challenges associated with the push to go digital in the next five years.
GOP lawmakers react to Obama's offer of flexibility for states
President Barack Obama's announcement that he would support giving states some flexibility regarding the health law's mandates received a cool reception from many Republicans.
New polypill cheaper, better at reducing cardiovascular disease
A new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has proved the cost-effectiveness and life-saving potential of the "polypill": a single new pill which combines four commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs into one to prevent a recurrent stroke or heart event in adult patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Prevalence of significant CAD in patients with chest pain symptoms is lower than expected in Europe
Preliminary findings from the EVINCI study show that the prevalence of "significant" coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain symptoms is lower than expected in Europe. In as much as 75% of this population an accurate non-invasive screening could avoid unnecessary and costly invasive procedures.
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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