Top news stories from the January 2013 issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News.
Combining diagnostic tests that include imaging and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers can improve prediction of a patient progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, according ...
Another accolade for man's best friend: A new study finds dogs can sniff out the deadly Clostridium difficile bug with a high degree of accuracy.
The seventh annual McKnight's Online Expo will be held March 20-21. This online trade show has established itself as the field's premier digital event. One ...
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) called on federal regulators to step up oversight of bed rail regulations. The congressman spoke out in the aftermath of ...
As top Democrats and Republican attempted to deal with an impending fiscal cliff, they were given a strong rebuke by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA): Don't ...
Accountable care organizations are already beginning to change the landscape of American healthcare, veteran observers say.
Q: What has this year's examination of state Medicaid rates shown?
A pending bill would prohibit unauthorized provider reimbursement rate decreases by other managed care organizations, as well as Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Providers must have the necessary data, analytics and IT infrastructure to meet a new, demanding role within cooperative care models
Comfort, durability and safety are top priorities when it comes to choosing the furnishings for your long-term care facility. Resident feedback is also crucial.
Adults over age 65 are being pushed with more emphasis to get the whooping cough (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis/Tdap) vaccine, which researchers have found to be as ...
Piling onto the concerns about off-label use of antipsychotics, a new study has found four of the most common medications lack safety and effectiveness in ...
A useful resource, "Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual," offers an acronym that may be helpful in highlighting information that should be included when documenting about ...
Proline and arginine supplementation can help heal wounds in diabetic patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative ...
Fish oil may help residents experience fewer pressure ulcers, according to researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
With the flu season kicking off early and strong in December, a new system purported to tie together weather forecasting with outbreak predictions was unveiled.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners were set to merge at the beginning of January. The newly created ...
We have just had a run of very bad weather and, as usual, I had several nursing staff call off work. Department heads are never ...
The new RUGs-IV scoring methodology has a strong tendency to score your ADLs lower.
While the administration has been flexible about numerous aspects of Medicaid expansion called for in the healthcare reform law, there is at least one thing ...
Providers are used to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission promoting stingy or non-existent reimbursement recommendations.
A U.S. District Judge has called federal prosecutors' years-long delay in announcing a Medicare fraud case involving one of the nation's largest nursing home companies ...
A well-known former nursing executive must repay the federal government $13.8 million for fraudulent business practices. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi handed ...
We've been accused of upcoding our therapy reimbursement claims. What can we do?
As we look ahead into 2013 for senior living finances, a very brief review of donations to nonprofits might prove helpful.
Greystone Healthcare Management unveils an upscale rehabilitation center that could be a game-changer for the post-acute care sector.
Lenders today may be more open to lending capital than during the months following the nation's 2008 economic collapse, but they're also more scrutinizing. The ...
For senior residents at Christian Living Communities' Clermont Park continuing care retirement community, a new app on a tablet will provide more freedom.
The move to electronic health records recently had a red flag thrown in front of it by a report from the Office of Inspector General ...
It is often said that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but that is not totally true. You can teach an old dog ...
A long-term care administrator I know had a little surprise for a prospective employee during a recent job interview. When the candidate began rhapsodizing about ...
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on the unpleasant subject of workplace harassment. At issue is whether an employer is responsible when the bully ...
Internal Revenue Service guidance released in December spells out how a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices would be carried out.
A medication management and software company has launched a new platform that allows for a single shared medication database, signaling its increasing interest in the ...
I'm fascinated with long-term care topics that at first blush seem to be speaking about residents, but upon closer reflection they could be even more ...
From an early age, Joseph Isaacs has strived to make people proud.
