The latest skinny on walking: strong thigh muscles are key
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
Older adults who gained the most fat in their thighs and lost the most thigh muscle were at the greatest risk for a clinically meaningful decline in walking speed in a Wake Forest study of more than 2,000...
Ask the payment expert … about matching diagnoses codes
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 01, 2013
How important is it that diagnoses coded in Section I of the MDS match what is being billed on the UB-04?
Feds offer more support for workers’ background checks
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2013
A federal agency is again offering to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to employee background checks for long-term care providers. All direct-care employees could potentially be affected.
Ask the nursing expert … about dealing with workplace ‘sabotage’
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2013
My ADON, although smiling and seemingly cooperative, talks about me behind my back and is very critical of my leadership. It’s creating an atmosphere of tension and conflict. Do you have any new...
State, CMS pair up on duals
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the state of Illinois are teaming up in a dual eligible payment demonstration.
Conflict perceptions change based on gender, study says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
Women involved in workplace disputes are believed to be less likely to repair their relationship, a new study finds.
NPs face pay challenges in some states
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
While the number of nurse practitioners is expected to nearly double by 2025, many in the field say payer policies hurt their efficiency, even more than state scope-of-practice laws.
Ask the treatment expert … about friction and pressure ulcers
By
Susan Wickard
Apr 01, 2013
What role does friction play in pressure ulcers?
Court upholds Immediate Jeopardy tags
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
An Alabama nursing home that did not properly handle a resident with pressure sores on her feet is on the hook for Immediate Jeopardy fines of nearly $135,000, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.
Oxygen chambers don’t help wounds in LTC setting: study
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
Long-term care providers might want to think twice about including oxygen exposure in the treatment regimen for residents with diabetic foot ulcers. Oxygen treatment does not improve wound healing and...