Mark Lachs, MD

Mark Lachs is a gerontologist.

June 7, 2011Jun 7, 2011

An interview by Curaspan Health Group with Mark Lachs, MD Mark Lachs, MD, MPH, geriatrics physician, professor, researcher and author of the new book, Treat Me, Not My Age, says one of the hottest new areas of research is care…

An interview by Curaspan Health Group with Mark Lachs, MD

Mark Lachs, MD, MPH, geriatrics physician, professor, researcher and author of the new book, Treat Me, Not My Age, says one of the hottest new areas of research is care transitions. He warns that there’s a growing disconnect between hospitals and post-acute providers.

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Patients

Bathroom, lighting and flooring modifications that can save your life

Mark Lachs, MD

October 27, 2010Oct 27, 2010

An excerpt from Treat Me, Not My Age: A Doctor’s Guide to Getting the Best Care as You or a Loved One Gets Older. The bathroom: This is the most dangerous place in the home, what with hard surfaces, water…

An excerpt from Treat Me, Not My Age: A Doctor’s Guide to Getting the Best Care as You or a Loved One Gets Older.

The bathroom: This is the most dangerous place in the home, what with hard surfaces, water that makes floors slippery, nothing but your birthday suit between you and the tile and tub, and, to top it all off, poor access to a telephone should …

Patients

Tips for patients during an emergency department visit

Mark Lachs, MD

September 23, 2010Sep 23, 2010

An excerpt from Treat Me, Not My Age: A Doctor's Guide to Getting the Best Care as You or a Loved One Gets Older. by Mark Lachs, MD Over my twenty-five-year medical career, the route by which people are admitted…

An excerpt from Treat Me, Not My Age: A Doctor’s Guide to Getting the Best Care as You or a Loved One Gets Older.

by Mark Lachs, MD

Over my twenty-five-year medical career, the route by which people are admitted to the hospital for an overnight stay has subtly evolved in ways that most patients (and even many doctors) may not realize. Specifically, the proportion of patients …