Chronic Pain: Communication and Evaluation Tools to Optimize Outcomes. A 76-Year-Old Woman with Persistent...
Jul 29, 2013
Osteoarthritis (OA) is among the more common sources of chronic pain. Risk factors for OA include age >50 years and obesity. Accordingly, OA prevalence is increasing. As you’ll learn in this case,...
Emerging Trends in Osteoporosis
Jul 15, 2013
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, defined as a bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of ≤ -2.5 at the total hip, femoral neck, or lumbar spine, is a serious problem that predisposes women to increased bone fragility...
Ask the Expert: Personalized Approaches to Sustained Biologic Remission in Crohn’s Disease –...
Jul 01, 2013
Crohn’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that can become disabling over time. Because it is a lifelong disease, the importance of maintaining symptomatic control and remission is critical...
Meeting Diagnostic Challenges in Alzheimer’s Disease: A 59-Year-Old Woman Exhibiting Recent Memory...
Jun 20, 2013
Changes in cognitive function can reflect a number of conditions, including but certainly not limited, to the mild cognitive impairment that precedes the dementia phase of Alzheimer’s disease. In...
The Modern Management of Diverticular Disease – EXPIRED
May 06, 2013
Diverticular disease is one of the most prevalent medical conditions in the United States. Symptomatic diverticular disease comprises a spectrum ranging from mildly symptomatic, with a profile similar...
Practical Solutions to Critical Topics in the Management of Chronic Pain: From Bench to Bedside –...
Jan 17, 2013
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem in the United States that is both common and costly. A significant barrier to the optimal diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain is a lack of knowledge...
Neurogenic Overactive Bladder: Assessment and Management Strategies to Optimize Patient Outcomes –...
Oct 22, 2012
Neurogenic overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic and distressing medical condition that has profound physical, emotional, and financial ramifications for patients and is commonly seen in patients with...
How to Tell (and Sell) Your Rehospitalization Story
By
Pam Selker Rak and Gretchen Weaver
Oct 17, 2012
When operators and caregivers work so hard to address and excel at quality care initiatives, sometimes they forget to do what may seem like a “no-brainer” — tell others about their successes!
It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for QAPI
By
Jane M. Niemi, MSN, RN, NHA,
Oct 17, 2012
With a QAPI regulation in process and the subsequent date for submission of a facility QAPI plan to CMS a year after promulgation of the regulation pending, preparing for Quality Assurance and Performance...
The Case for Case-Mix Adjusted Rehospitalization Rates
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
When you look at your personal monthly budget and see that your non-disposable income — what you need to cover your base monthly expenses — equals 65% of your monthly income. Can you assume 65% is...