Kim Warchol, OTR/L Founder, Dementia Care Specialists Inc.
Guides issued to treat MRSA
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has issued its first set of comprehensive guidelines for treating methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Vision problem looking better
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Over the last 15 years, rates of age-related macular degeneration have fallen, statistics show.
Concession likely to ease pain-drug flow
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2011
After following through on a threat to hold the nomination of Michelle Leonhart to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency due to her inability or unwillingness to address an issue dear to nursing home operators,...
MDS 3.0: Still not mastered
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2011
Some providers are being cited for excessive profit-taking under the Medicare program. Yet others are unaware of legitimate reimbursement tools, notes coding and payment expert Leah Klusch.
Most don’t prep for LTC outlays
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Sixty-five percent of Americans say they believe that long-term care planning is an important cost-saving action. But only 44% of them have started taking any steps to prepare for unanticipated costs,...
OIG: Nursing homes are gaming Medicare
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2011
Nursing homes attempting to maximize payments often upcode Medicare residents and keep them longer than necessary. And for-profit providers are the worst offenders. That’s the message in a scathing...
Stating Medicaid’s case
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2011
Many providers with Medicaid-covered residents seem to be wringing their hands these days. To understand why, consider what’s happening in my home state.
Wound care
Feb 01, 2011
Chronic wounds are a rising challenge for long-term caregivers and, of course, a scourge for residents. They can easily lead to extended stays, costly care and complications that neither caregivers nor...
Nurses’ unique roles
By
Charlotte Eliopoulos
Feb 01, 2011
Charlotte Eliopoulos, PhD, Executive Director AALTCN