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Experts from UC Irvine will assist nursing homes to prevent elder abuse

UCI Health — April 26, 2012

Residents of nursing homes are among those most susceptible to elder abuse and neglect. Now, experts from UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics will provide training and support in Orange County nursing homes under the settlement terms of a class-action lawsuit alleging inadequate staffing at 22 long-term-care facilities in California. Training…

Settlement to fund elder abuse awareness effort in long-term-care facilities

UCI Health — April 26, 2012

UC Irvine staff will provide training and support related to elder neglect and abuse awareness in Orange County nursing homes under the settlement terms of a class-action lawsuit alleging inadequate staffing at 22 long-term-care facilities in California. Training will be handled by UC Irvine’s Elder Abuse Forensic Center and funded…

UC Irvine stroke, heart programs get gold seal for excellence

UCI Health — April 24, 2012

If you or a loved one are experiencing the symptoms of stroke or heart failure, UCI Health is committed to providing the best treatment available. Recently, the nation’s top accrediting organization for hospitals agreed, once again giving UC Irvine The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for its heart failure…

Joint Commission renews UC Irvine heart failure, stroke certification

UCI Health — April 24, 2012

UC Irvine Medical Center’s Heart Failure Program and Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center have again earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, healthcare’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body. Joint Commission certification recognizes an organization’s diligence in meeting rigorous performance standards accepted nationwide as benchmarks of superior patient care…

Keeping hospitals healthy

UCI Health — April 19, 2012

No one goes to the hospital to get sick, yet it happens each day at medical centers, clinics and private physicians offices across the U.S. State and federal health officials have taken aim at eliminating hospital-acquired infectious diseases that range from the latest flu strain to the drug-resistant staph infection…

Don’t rush the delivery, UC Irvine’s Porto tells caregivers

UCI Health — April 18, 2012

IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Manuel Porto addressed the the 22nd annual Perinatal Symposium organized by Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s Women’s and Children’s Services at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: For some time, healthcare professionals have known it’s best to allow…

UC Irvine center recognized for top epilepsy care

UCI Health — April 15, 2012

UC Irvine’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program has again earned the highest designation for care from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities necessary to provide the greatest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. “An evaluation and…

UC Irvine among hospitals to try voice recognition for health records

UCI Health — April 15, 2012

IN THE NEWS: USA Today examined a twist on the trend toward electronic medical records in hospitals – using voice activated software to record and search for patient documents: The University of California, Irvine Medical Center is testing M-Modal’s software that allows doctors to use voice to locate and dictate…

Awake or knocked out? The line gets blurrier

UCI Health — April 11, 2012

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times examined whether medicine is any closer to understanding the boundary between being awake and alert and being unconscious: Scientists and doctors certainly know how to knock people out. Dr. Michael T. Alkire at the University of California, Irvine, put it this way in…

UC Irvine’s Stamos offers colorectal health tips

UCI Health — March 21, 2012

If you are over 50 or have a family history of colon cancer, be sure to watch a special CBS HealthWatch webcast on March 28 featuring UC Irvine’s Dr. Michael J. Stamos and a panel of nationally recognized colorectal cancer experts. The program, hosted by Dr. Travis Stork of the…

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