Friday Feature

Friday Feature: Four Topics to Watch

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It has been a busy week and next week is a holiday week (Thanksgiving) so of course, a shortened news and work week. That said, there is a lot going on right now and for followers and readers, I thought sharing my top four topics to watch made sense. Tort Reform: Back in February, the Georgia … Read more

Preventing Falls in Seniors: Key Interventions Revealed by JAMA Study

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Earlier this week, JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) published a summary article on interventions to prevent/reduce falls in community-based (non-institutionalized) seniors.  The core focus of the article is about preventing falls in seniors. The article is available here: jama fall prevention in older adullts As regular readers know, I don’t write a great deal … Read more

Unprecedented Spike in Cancer Deaths: New Study Reveals Alarming Trend – Friday Feature

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TGIF! I’m going to take the bulk of my day today away from work. I’m hoping to spend the afternoon with my wife, running errands and then catching dinner somewhere. Before I step away, an interesting article on increased cancer deaths between 2021 and 2022 caught my attention. In doing a bit of research, an … Read more

Friday Feature: You Will be Hated

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TGIF! I found this piece on LinkedIn and thought it was quite good and worthy of reposting in its entirety. I know what this is about, personally.  I was an administrator, moreover, a senior living and healthcare CEO for many, many years. I ran large organizations primarily but the parallels within this story, don’t change. … Read more

Friday Feature: Legal Battle Unfolds Over Nursing Home Negligence Amid Pandemic Era

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TGIF! Within a busy econ news week, a little litigation matter slipped into my news stream. These cases are fascinating as we continue to see the pandemic litigation trickle forward and the novelty of claims arising from the pandemic period/Public Health Emergency period beginning to define the litigation playing field. Readers/followers know by now that … Read more

Friday Feature: Litigation, Arbitration, and COVID

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TGIF! I live and have an office in Illinois, though my part of the state differs dramatically from the Illinois most people recognize. I live and work in a small town (Galena) in an area known as the driftless region. The driftless region is “original” terra-firma, where the glaciers did not touch. This area is in the far northwest … Read more

Friday Feature: Healthcare Economics Update

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TGIF! A report I get and enjoy comes from Altarum (a non-profit consulting organization) looking at various economic data elements with regard to healthcare spending across a number of metrics (percent of GDP, time series growth, etc.). Granted, the report is a bit “wonky” but given what I do for a living, “wonky” is kind … Read more

Friday Feature: The Economic Impact in Aging Countries

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TGIF! The U.S. is aging. Its median age is 37.7, just behind China’s median age of 37.9. Comparatively, the U.S. would be considered young in relationship to Japan where the median age is 48.4. While it is true that the Japanese have a longer life expectancy than the average American (84.6 years vs. 77.29 years), … Read more