The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on the unpleasant subject of workplace harassment. At issue is whether an employer is responsible when the bully is not strictly a boss.
Profile: Joseph C. Isaacs Executive Director, Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
From an early age, Joseph Isaacs has strived to make people proud.
Ask the nursing expert… How to get staff to work during bad weather, and how to deal with tardy...
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jan 02, 2013
We have just had a run of very bad weather and, as usual, I had several nursing staff call off work. Department heads are never encouraged to come in and help us out. Do you have any suggestions on how...
Nurse practitioner associations merge
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners were set to merge at the beginning of January. The newly created American Association of Nurse Practitioners...
Common antipsychotics fuel doubts about safety, efficacy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Piling onto the concerns about off-label use of antipsychotics, a new study has found four of the most common medications lack safety and effectiveness in older adults.
New flu tool is able to predict outbreaks, researchers show
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
With the flu season kicking off early and strong in December, a new system purported to tie together weather forecasting with outbreak predictions was unveiled.
Whooping cough rates soar; shots urged
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Adults over age 65 are being pushed with more emphasis to get the whooping cough (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis/Tdap) vaccine, which researchers have found to be as safe and effective in the senior...
Charitable thoughts
By
William C. Fisher
Jan 02, 2013
As we look ahead into 2013 for senior living finances, a very brief review of donations to nonprofits might prove helpful.
Ask the legal expert: What to do after being accused of upcoding therapy reimbursement claims?
By
John Durso
Jan 02, 2013
We’ve been accused of upcoding our therapy reimbursement claims. What can we do?
Medicaid HMOs may need state OK to cut rates
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 02, 2013
A pending bill would prohibit unauthorized provider reimbursement rate decreases by other managed care organizations, as well as Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.