As providers prepare for Phase 2 requirements under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ mega-rule, many are balancing how to stay compliant while affirming residents’ rights.Attorney...
Person-centered care pushing aside nonsense
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2017
I found it stunning when I recently read that more than a half million people had taken advantage of new Medicare coverage that pays for end-of-life discussions with their doctors. And there was hardly...
Diabetes self-management game reduces hemoglobin
By
Alyssa Salela
Sep 06, 2017
An online game designed to teach diabetes self-management significantly decreased hemoglobin A1c, a common marker for diabetes control, according to research published in Diabetes Care in August.
A Trump success story
By
John O'Connor
Sep 06, 2017
President Trump may have struggled mightily to kill Obamacare. But he is clearly enjoying early success in at least one area: labor policy.
Ask the Care Expert about … ordering antibiotics
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 06, 2017
I am trying to train some of the staff on my floor to be aware before simply automatically ordering an antibiotic to get the resident feeling better. Can you help?
Health literacy low for Medigap seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Health literacy is lacking for individuals with Medigap coverage compared to other elderly populations, new research has found.
Profile: Brian Jurutka
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
If there’s a recurrent term for how people describe new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO, Brian Jurutka, it’s curiosity.
Assertiveness training called key to improving nursing care
By
Alyssa Salela
Sep 06, 2017
Nurses showed short- and long-term benefits after just three hours of an assertiveness training program, according to results from a University of Miyazaki study.
Court drops backlog order
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Sep 06, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services will have another shot at explaining why it believes a four-year timeline for clearing the current Medicare appeals backlog is “impossible,” thanks...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … the new survey process
By
Amy Franklin, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT
Sep 06, 2017
I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. Do you have any tips to assist with the new survey process?