Repeated unnecessary 911 calls are a common drain on the manpower and finances of emergency medical services, but a pilot program that identified Baltimore City’s top 911 callers and coupled them with a case worker has succeeded in drastically cutting…
Day: April 27, 2011
Elderly Diabetes Patients With Low Glucose Levels Have Increased Risk of Death
A new study of older diabetes patients has found that well-controlled blood sugar levels were associated with a lower risk of major complications such as heart attacks, amputation and kidney disease, but the lowest blood sugar levels were associated with…
Proposed CMS Regulations Help People With Disabilities Live in Their Communities
More people with disabilities who wish to live in the community and not in institutions would be able to do so under proposed regulations released April 14 by CMS The proposed rule makes it easier for states to provide home-…