An app piloted by orthopedics company Zimmer Biomet will allow patients who have hip or knee replacements to send heart rate data, steps taken and standing hours directly to their surgeons from their Apple...
Hospice billings changed
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently updated instructions on coding hospice claims. Billing staffs should be aware of these changes, which went into effect Oct. 1, CMS stated in a memorandum...
Ask the payment expert … about supporting MDS completion
By
Patricia Boyer
Oct 01, 2014
What is the best nursing structure to support the MDS process?
Latest ACO dropout blames issues with payment system
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
A California healthcare system recently became the latest dropout from the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, citing the fact that payments are not adjusted by region. Sharp HealthCare announced...
Ask the nursing expert … about improving customer service
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Oct 01, 2014
I’m a new unit manager and I see a lack of good customer service. What can I do?
Empower NPs, reduce hospitalizations
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
Maximizing the authority of nurse practitioners is associated with reduced hospitalization of skilled nursing facility residents, according to findings recently published in Nursing Outlook.
Let there be light for better nurse health, patient care
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
Creating workspaces with natural light could improve nurses’ job performance and health, Cornell University researchers believe.
Ask the treatment expert … about unavoidable pressure ulcers
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 01, 2014
Have you heard that most clinicians are in agreement that there are unavoidable pressure ulcers?
Ionic ‘magic bullet’ could aid wound care
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2014
A unique class of materials called ionic liquids could be a “magic bullet” for treating wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and more, according to researchers at the University...
Heart research leads to new unexpected wound therapy
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2014
Scientists researching electrical signals that regulate heartbeats have stumbled across a new, highly effective treatment for venous leg ulcers. The team from Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute...