Pollution can delay wound healing: study
Air-polluting diesel exhaust particles, already linked to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, also can delay diabetic wound healing, according to South Korean researchers.
Print Issue: May 01, 2017
Antibiotic programs on clock
Providers must have their new antibiotic stewardship programs in place by Nov. 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is emphasizing.
A surge for healthcare REITs after repeal-effort sputters
The recent failure of the GOP’s American Health Care Act has left the healthcare industry in a period of pause that’s likely to benefit real estate investment trusts, according to observers.
IAD prevention cited as reason for more wound-care nursing
A first-of-its-kind study tying incontinence-associated dermatitis to several risk factors underscores the need for wound and ostomy care nurses in skilled nursing facilities.
Don’t wait to train for emergencies: CMS
Operators should begin conducting emergency training exercises as soon as possible in order to meet the Nov. 15 implementation date of the recent emergency preparedness final rule.
How sweet it is
It’s hard to tell who benefits more from a unique intergenerational partnership taking place at The New Jewish Home in New York: the memory care residents or the young people with whom they work.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … repositioning and mobilization
How can repositioning and mobilization be most effective in preventing pressure injuries in this day and age?
Readmission risk increased
Heart failure patients who went to a nursing home were 50% more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than patients who returned home instead, according to a study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Reader Poll: How do you handle conflict between staff members?
“We get out the ruler. We’re kidding! We try to get them to talk to each other and listen to each other. You have to meet them where they are. The last thing they want us to do is bring God into it, although some of them experience God through us.”
McKesson entity now Change Healthcare
Parts of McKesson Corporation and Change Healthcare Holdings have merged to create a new healthcare information technology company called Change Healthcare. It includes all of Change Healthcare’s business and the majority of McKesson Technology Solutions. It will employ about 15,000 workers.
