Safeguarding patient information is especially important. And especially difficult. Many would say that controlling costs is the toughest challenge facing the U.S. health-care industry. But safeguarding patient information in a digital world isn’t proving to be much easier. Consider this: In the two years since the Department of Health and Human Services mandated public disclosure [...]
American Dietetic Association becomes Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2011 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dietetic Association, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, will change its name effective January 2012 to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The announcement of the name change was made Saturday, September 24, [...]
Determining what, when and why to eat certain foods to meet a target calorie level can be a challenging and daunting task at any age. This task is even greater in later life, however. Older adults may be experiencing decline in muscle mass, less volume and intensity of physical activity, chronic health conditions, physical limitations, [...]