An annual report outlining fraud control activities in the nation’s Medicaid facilities portends a challenging year ahead.
60 Seconds with … Sarah Berry, MD
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2023
Sarah Berry is a clinical researcher who compared delivery of therapy to nursing home residents before and after the pandemic started.
Ask the care expert … about infection prevention
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 10, 2023
I am struggling as a new infection preventionist. Can you recommend ways I can learn more about my job and be sure our IP program protects both residents and staff?
Protocol helps shed meds before post-acute stay
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 10, 2023
Patients who start a deprescribing intervention before admission to a post-acute care facility have fewer medications at discharge and at 90-day follow-up than their peers with usual care, according to...
Ask the wounds expert … about Doppler ultrasound
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Apr 10, 2023
Is it worth buying an audible, handheld Doppler ultrasound to detect arterial insufficiency?
Smoking may drive diabetic foot ulcer severity
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2023
Diabetic foot ulcers are more severe among men than women when patients are first seen, even when members of both sexes present for care at the same length of time after onset.
Ask the nursing expert … about annual facility assessments
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 10, 2023
We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes?
Dining environment, staff play role in mealtime difficulties
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
Nurse managers should consider improving the quality of education and providing staff education to reduce mealtime difficulty in older adults with dementia, according to a new study by Korean researchers.
CCRCs improve productivity through digital transformation
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
A series of digital initiatives significantly improved productivity and reduced costs at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, which has several continuing care retirement communities. That’s according...
Ask the payment expert … about overpayments
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Apr 10, 2023
Are the timeframes for investigating and repaying Medicare overpayments changing?