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Opioids: Guiding Their Use in Medicine While Restraining Their Misuse in the Community
Physicians and practitioners are challenged with balancing the need for providing adequate pain control for their patients in acute pain with the need to protect them from the potential addictive effects that opioids carry.
Cardiac Wellness
Are you aware that February was national heart awareness month? Beginning with February 6, “Go Red for Women” day, the entire month has been dedicated to increasing the awareness of heart disease for both men and women
Healthy Nutrition as an Intervention for Preventing and Treating Chronic Disease
National Nutrition Month reminds us to focus on the importance of being accountable for the foods we eat. As the saying goes, “we are what we eat”. Realistically speaking, most of us wait until there is a problem and...
Community Based Transitions: Bridging the Gap across Healthcare
The rising cost of healthcare has brought about the need to find ways to decrease hospital admissions. Medicare hospital re-admissions, especially within 30 days, cost billions of dollars each year and consequently direct adjustments to DRG payments...
The Role of Home Care In Treating Chronic Disease
Trends in data demonstrating that the cost of health care in the US has been growing at a staggering pace, have forced researchers and clinicians to develop ways to enable them to practice more efficiently and effectively.
Depression
According to the Center for Disease Control, (CDC), depression affects 1 in every 10 adults in the US (2008). Depression is described by the Mayo Clinic as
Today’s Diabetes Crisis
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and with the holidays on the horizon, our tendency to overindulge makes this a good time for bringing health promotion strategies to consciousness. According to the CDC, in 2010, there were ...
Health Promotion
As the cost of health care continues to go up, so does our awareness that preventing disease should be the goal of all health care practitioners and providers all across the United States. Chronic disease management has been the focus of many hospitals in
Bladder Ultrasound
Bladder ultrasound is used in a variety of settings to include acute care, home health, rehabilitation, and long term care facilities. Mihom Healthcare Inc. has invested in a bladder ultrasound, in an effort to better serve our home health patients, as we
After The Smoke Clears
As a sequel to last month's newsletter, which covered smoking cessation, the topic of pulmonary rehabilitation and COPD seems suitable, since many smokers are strongly urged to quit when they are diagnosed with COPD.
Please Quit!
With the close of 2011 at our heels, we begin thinking about giving thanks, exchanging gifts and New Year's resolutions. Many of us are looking for gift ideas now, and so hopefully this article will inspire us to ask a loved one for a very special gif
Sleep Disorders
Sleep loss can take a toll on our physical and emotional health. It's a problem that affects millions of Americans. Today about 20% of Americans report that they get less than 6 hours of sleep on average and the number of Americans that report that th
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue, as well as sleep, memory, and mood disturbances. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia magnifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processespain signa
Chronic Disease Management
The impending changes in healthcare will require that providers in all facets of health care focus on ways to improve their practices. In 2012, hospitals will be facing a major change in the payment system
Mihom Healthcare Ranked Among Top 100 of Home Health Providers in the Country
Mihom Healthcare today announced that it has been named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States
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