Urologyxy

20/11/2025

Join us in understanding the challenges of older adults with urinary incontinence in home healthcare. Our latest blog dives deep into the symptom clusters impacting their quality of life. Read more at https://wix.to/KaPJcwJ

AbstractBackgroundIn home healthcare, limited understanding of symptom clusters among older adults with urinary incontinence may perpetuate disjointed assessments and negative outcomes.ObjectivesWe aimed to identify symptom clusters and analyze differences by sociodemographic and clinical factors.Me...

18/11/2025

Discover how I-SNPs are revolutionizing dementia care by drastically reducing hospital visits. Financial pressures shouldn’t compromise patient care! Read more about it here: https://wix.to/B9OhOZB

Nursing homes often operate under financial pressures that discourage investment in their own clinical services, leading to frequent reliance on hospitals to manage residents with dementia. This pattern drives up healthcare spending for this vulnerable group. One proposed way to better align incenti...

18/11/2025

State Paid Sick Leave Mandates Influence Medicaid Prescriptions 🇺🇸📝💊
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34485?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg18

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

17/11/2025

Changing Rules: Medicare, Spinal Cord Injuries, Catheters & More. 🇺🇸🏦♿️
https://hme-business.com/dme-macs-publish-final-urological-supplies-lcd/?spMailingID=178971&puid=2775786&E=2775786&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=178971

The Medicare DME MAC contractors have published an updated local coverage determination (LCD) for urological supplies. The LCD was published Nov. 13, with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026. “The LCD incorporates finalized revisions, as a result of the LCD reconsideration process and written commen...

16/11/2025

A Complex Combination: Intertrigo and Urinary Incontinence 🇺🇸🔬🧪
https://blog.quickchange.com/blog/managing-intertrigo-and-urinary-incontinence

Intertrigo is a localized inflammatory condition that develops within skin folds due to friction, moisture, and body fluid exposure, including sweat and urine. In men, urinary incontinence (UI)—often associated with aging, prostate conditions, and immobility—compounds this risk by creating a per...

16/11/2025

Exciting news in urology! Our first-in-US pilot study of Aquablation in ambulatory surgery centers shows promising clinical outcomes and economic feasibility for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Dive deeper into the findings here: https://wix.to/JNMWYkj

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical outcomes and economic feasibility of Aquablation therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) performed in a U.S.-based ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting.MethodsThis single-center cohort study included 101 men with moderate to severe lower urinary tr...

15/11/2025

Wheelchair Type Has An Influence On Nursing Home Fall Related Fractures 🇯🇵🏡⚠️
https://www.jmaj.jp/detail.php?id=10.31662/jmaj.2025-0194 =OGRhY2ZhMzEtNDZhNi00YTIwLWI1MDgtNjdhNjc1ZjQwNzhj~

14/11/2025

Improved Prostate Cancer Therapies. Better Lives With Few Limited Downsides. 🏥🔬💉
https://hpnonline.com/surgical-critical-care/news/55330110/new-therapy-effective-in-delaying-worsening-of-prostate-cancer

The new targeted therapy, when combined with another form of radiotherapy, kept patients off of hormonal therapy for longer.

13/11/2025

Complicated Situations: Scrotal Edema & Urinary Incontinence. 🇺🇸⚕️🧶
https://blog.quickchange.com/blog/scrotal-edema-and-urinary-incontinence

Scrotal edema and urinary incontinence are two medical conditions that may seem unrelated at first, but in some cases, they can occur together and signal more serious underlying health issues.

12/11/2025

Does Medicare Advantage Distort Economic Incentives For Doctors & Hospitals? Why Do Medicare Advantage Patients Stay In Hospital Longer? 🇺🇸🏥💵
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2838539

This cohort study compares the length of stay between patients covered by traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

09/11/2025

Falls can have devastating effects on older adults. Our recent study addresses this concern specifically within the Thai community. Check out our findings on identifying and prioritizing modifiable risk factors for fall prevention. Learn more: https://wix.to/binczCG

AbstractBackground/Objectives: Falls are a major public health concern among older adults, often resulting in injury, mortality, and loss of independence. Understanding fall-related risk factors is essential for developing effective prevention strategies. This study examined the multifactorial risk....

09/11/2025

Not A Pretty Picture. Condom Catheters & Pressure Injuries. 🇺🇸🍆🩹🟢
https://blog.quickchange.com/blog/pressure-injuries-condom-catheters

Urinary incontinence affects a significant percentage of men, particularly those with neurological disorders, mobility limitations, or post-surgical complications. It can lead to embarrassment, reduced quality of life, and challenges in maintaining hygiene.