June 2011 Cover
Providers have done well for themselves under the new Medicare payment system. Too well, according to the federal government.
New diagnostic criteria and biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease should help physicians catch the disease earlier and develop therapies faster, according to guidelines released by the ...
Nursing homes are "perfect partners" for accountable care organizations and don't want to be left behind in the changing healthcare landscape, AHCA/NCAL President and CEO ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News has repeated as the Gold Award winner for Best News Section in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors awards competition.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood culture test that can determine if Staphylococcus aureus bacteria infections are methicillin resistant (MRSA) or ...
A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis could allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to toughen up oversight of complaints about nursing homes, investigators say.
Long-term care facilities are increasing their room charges. But this year's increase is still less than cost increases for other types of goods and services, ...
In the eight months since a new Medicare payment system kicked in, many operators have routinely placed residents in the highest possible reimbursement categories.
You've seen Jack Nicholson's portrayal of R.P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," pretending to swallow pills given to him by Nurse Ratched ...
Study results indicate 'culture change' guided by checklists may be necessary to effectively reduce pathogen threats in new long-term care environment
New MDS and RUG-IV rules are revamping how Medicare services are provided and reimbursed. But every indication is that additional changes are coming
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA, President, NADONA
New research challenges a commonly held belief among physicians that frailty in seniors is linked to adverse reactions to medications, geriatricians at the San Francisco ...
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Non-healing venous stasis wounds present a major caregiving challenge in many facilities. But a treatment approach based on packing the wounds with cotton candy-like fibers ...
More than one in seven nursing homes receive survey citations for problems related to infection control, a study backed by the Association for Professionals in ...
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Hypertension in older adults — particularly in octogenarians — is much more common than in younger adults and more difficult to treat. Due to risk ...
Citing a link between poor oral health and increased risk of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease, a team of nurses launched a pilot project to test ...
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
A pharmacy employee's joint ownership of a long-term care pharmacy with facility owners would potentially violate anti-kickback statues, according to a federal opinion.
A nursing home operator has agreed to pay close to $1 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...
Some of the most costly care in a skilled nursing facility involves wounds and skin breakdown. With so many deep or longstanding wounds in play, ...
When iPods, the popular portable music players, started to become ubiquitous in about 2006, licensed social worker Dan Cohen Googled "iPods and nursing homes." He ...
It's almost a given that most people love to talk about themselves, and nursing home and memory care patients are no exception. LifeBio products, which ...
There's a new attraction in Washington: Kaiser Permanente just opened a Center for Total Health. Company officials said the complex will showcase healthcare innovation via ...
Recovering stroke patients treated with a short course of antidepressants showed greater improvement in physical recovery than stroke patients receiving a placebo, new research finds.
A long-term care pharmacy company recently announced it had secured $6 million in venture capital, and its CEO says it is ready to take on ...
Following its recent move to Louisville, Signature HealthCARE announced it would sink $7 million, up from a projected $5.3 million, into Kentucky.
Another day, another batch of survey data showing that smartphones have become the proverbial tail wagging the dog in medical media.
Data firms and drug manufacturers are feeling confident after the Supreme Court arguments on Vermont's physician data ban.
It has been said that as children get older, their fathers get smarter. I'm not just hoping this chestnut is true; I'm counting on it.
I haven't heard them pronounced this way yet, but long-term care providers might want to consider it when it comes to ACOs. Instead of spelling ...
David Gifford, M.D., Senior VP, Quality & Regulatory Affairs AHCA
