Inappropriate Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in the Hospital
August 18, 2013
A great Viewpoint in JAMA Internal Medicine describes an important and common cause of over treatment and medication errors in…
Clinical Trials Discriminate Against Older Persons with Diabetes
June 3, 2013
by: Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) Over half of persons with type 2 Diabetes are over the age of 65. You would…
Too Much of A Good Thing
November 26, 2011
There is an estimated 6.7 million emergency hospitalizations every year in the US. One out of every 67 of these…
Quality Indicators Can Cause Harm in Older Patients: An Inconvenient Truth
November 13, 2011
Quality indicators are used to measure the quality of health care delivered to patients. Quality indicators are used extensively in…
Glycemic Control in Frail Elders: Is There a Happy Medium?
May 4, 2011
In frail elders, such as those who are disabled and no longer able to care for themselves independently, "less" medical…
Primary Care Providers Are Challenged by Dementia Care
December 15, 2009
Care Managers · Dementia · Diabetes · Education · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Primary Care · Seniors
An excellent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society provides insights into primary care physicians views of dementia…