Docs miss — or opt to dismiss — signs of pulmonary embolism in dementia patients, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 22, 2021
Physicians appear to place lower importance on factors that may lead to diagnosis of pulmonary embolism when evaluating patients with dementia who present with shortness of breath, investigators say.
‘Unconscionable’ CMS services cuts may hamstring providers, LTC advocates say
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 03, 2020
CMS has finalized its calendar 2021 physician pay rule, which cuts physical and occupational therapy payments for nursing home patients by 9%. Some are questioning the timing of the cuts.
Fellow resident a suspect in SNF death after shove, will undergo evaluation
By
John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
A 66-year-old Michigan nursing home resident suspected in last week’s death of a fellow resident will undergo evaluations, Berrien County prosecutors announced.
Entitlement or over utilization?
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 07, 2014
Many of our therapy patients are medically complex and we, unfortunately, are not able to predict the future, as it sometimes seems that regulators want us to do.
5 rules of the rehab screen
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Feb 25, 2014
What is the purpose of a rehabilitation screen? Very simply, we attempt to identify long-term residents’ needs and possible rehab potential. Somehow, we don’t really have an industry standard...