Epidemiologist and health services & policy researcher | Views=Mine
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Joined August 2011
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Derek Manis retweeted
Expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care at home would be a HUGE development.
Great quote: “There isn’t a lot in the world of health policy that does this well with such a broad swath of the electorate.” @CitizenCohn
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Derek Manis retweeted
Longer version of CBS nursing home ownership & quality story. Story focuses on Aspen Skilled Healthcare where @lisaling's mother-in-law received poor care. As I said in the piece, "Does Aspen have particular investors? There's no ability to peel that back with the federal data?"
More than 70% of U.S. nursing homes are now owned by for-profit companies — and new research raises troubling questions about their quality of care.
There is mounting evidence patients are paying the price. cbsn.ws/4c18tvs
Making my maternal grandmother’s family recipe for tortiere is a Christmas tradition! Joyeux Noël à tous!
Derek Manis retweeted
Let's officially work together! Exciting job opportunities at @ASU @asunursing in Health Research (broadly speaking), and Nursing & Health Innovation!
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Derek Manis retweeted
"There is an urgent need for improved access to primary care for these older adults to reduce strain on emergency and hospital-based services." — lead and corresponding author @DerekManis ices.on.ca/publications/jour… @RochonPaula @Andrew_P_Costa @JAMDAcom @McMasterU @ASU
ALT Photo of and quote by Derek Manis "Canadians are living longer and prefer to age-in-place, but they're also facing significant health challenges and barriers to adequate health care."
Derek Manis retweeted
New: Addressing long-term care's "dark matter" ices.on.ca/publications/jour… @DerekManis @RochonPaula @Andrew_P_Costa @JAMDAcom
ALT Image: Senior woman at home receiving assisted care from male PSW Text: New study Assisted living residents have the highest rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations compared to community-dwelling older adults #EvidenceForEveryone
My first time at #SER2023 was fantastic - definitely one of the best conferences I’ve attended in a long time. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
@britshmit and I met through a virtual LGBTQ mentoring group last year through @societyforepi and it is so wonderful for it come full circle and meet in person at #ser2023
Derek Manis retweeted
📢 #BREAKINGNEWS: ASU unveils School of Medicine & Advanced Medical Engineering, set to transform healthcare education in our state. Addressing Arizona's low health system rankings & nursing shortage, ASU strives to enhance health outcomes.
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Derek Manis retweeted
🚨My new @NEJM Perspective on improving care integration for dually eligibles
Only 10% of duals are enrolled in strongly integrated care models, and integrated care is unavailable in most of the US
In this piece, some ideas on how we begin to fix this
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Derek Manis retweeted
100% of Canadians wants to age in their homes, but we're not making it easy for them to do this.
Today, @NIAgeing launched its new policy series outline what it will take to support EVERYONE to Age in the RIGHT Place.
@TorontoStar's @MoiraWelsh reports: thestar.com/news/canada/2022…
Derek Manis retweeted
Congratulations to @SinaiHealth/@UHN Director of Geriatrics, @DrSamirSinha, as well as @DerekManis, @sebskill, @RochonPaula, @VBoscart, @PTanuseputro, @julia_abelson, @Andrew_P_Costa et al. on their new study exploring the assisted living sector in Canada. bit.ly/3Rbezis
Are you curious about the assisted living sector and how it varies across jurisdictions? In our new @AMDApaltc paper we answer that question: jamda.com/article/S1525-8610…
@sebskill @RochonPaula @DrSamirSinha @VBoscart @PTanuseputro @julia_abelson @Andrew_P_Costa @BDG_Research