Health Services Research
Limiting shift length prevents nurse overwork better than banning mandatory overtime, researchers find
May 08, 2014Restricting mandatory overtime is not the most effective way to keep nurses from being overworked, according to new research. Laws that limit the number of consecutive hours worked were found to be better in keeping patients and nurses safe.
Pressure sore stats predict readmissions
May 01, 2014Compared with other quality measures, pressure ulcer prevalence is particularly good at predicting whether a nursing home will readmit residents to the hospital, according to findings published recently in HSR: Health Services Research.
Expansion of assisted living could hurt nursing homes' bottom line, data suggests
May 25, 2012Growth in assisted living occupancy rates could have a negative impact on nursing homes' revenue, new research suggests.
