CMS releases new Minimum Data Set training videos; session on coding to kick off McKnight’s Online...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 25, 2014
Post-acute providers now can refer to four new Minimum Data Set training videos from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which answer frequently asked questions and clarify tricky items related...
CMS budget defines nursing home quality targets, requests an additional $50 million for surveys
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 requests additional funds for survey activities and lists the agency’s targets for nursing home quality measures.
Multidisciplinary teams cut costs but do not improve pressure ulcer healing in nursing homes, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 25, 2014
Nursing homes could save money by utilizing multi-disciplinary teams for pressure ulcer treatment, although these teams may not improve clinical outcomes, according to recently published research.
No proven connection between long-term care staffing levels and quality of care, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
Despite some high-profile reports, nursing home staffing levels have not been definitively linked to better care, according to a recently published analysis of research on the topic.
Ask the treatment expert … about pressure maps
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 01, 2014
Can you explain the purpose of a pressure map and the usefulness when evaluating the function of a therapeutic support surface?
Former nursing director faces up to 5 years in prison for role in pressure ulcers case
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 31, 2014
The former director of nursing at a Virginia long-term care facility has pleaded guilty to one felony count in a case involving residents with severely infected pressure ulcers, according to local reports.
Hospital participates in pressure ulcer prevention program
Dec 03, 2013
Leaf Patient Monitor is being piloted in 443-bed El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, with the hope of wirelessly monitoring the position, movement and activity of patients susceptible to pressure...
Investigators find new ways to reduce turning schedule
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2013
Nursing staff can turn residents less often if high-density foam mattresses and attentive documentation are being used for pressure ulcer prevention, research has found.
Pressure ulcer treatments should be re-evaluated, expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 25, 2013
Nursing home staff should adopt evidence-based approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, and significantly more research is needed, a top expert said Saturday.
Wounds unwelcome
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2013
As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention