MMSE and Copyrights Part II: Is the MMSE Derivative of Some Other Work?
A couple of days ago we coveredDr. John Newman’s NEJM perspectives piece that focused attention on how a company, PAR,…
A couple of days ago we coveredDr. John Newman’s NEJM perspectives piece that focused attention on how a company, PAR,…
The Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) is the most widely used cognitive screening test. Many have attributed this to the relative…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not because those damn kids jingle belling and everyone telling you…
Sometimes the best ideas are so simple that you both marvel at their eloquence and wonder why you never thought…
I think we all probably agree that health care providers should give patients with a life limiting illness the option…
The following observations and questions came up during my recent work as palliative care attending. Thoughts and responses are welcome:…
There have been a lot of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions proposed for the all too common behavioral complications of dementia.…
There is an estimated 6.7 million emergency hospitalizations every year in the US. One out of every 67 of these…
Ken Covinsky previously posted on GeriPal a while back about the dangers of hospitalization in older adults. Ken notes…
Quality indicators are used to measure the quality of health care delivered to patients. Quality indicators are used extensively in…