It would be one of those sympathy shows, I figured, the kind where you go home acknowledging the performer more as a historical artifact than as a still-vigorous artist. “How good could she really be...
Advance care planning pilot program expands to 170 nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 12, 2019
A program that encourages nursing homes to adopt advance care planning support for residents with Alzheimer’s disease is expanding to nearly 200 facilities in the United States.
Escape from Emojiland
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 05, 2019
The growing use of a lazy trend in text communications makes me weep for the future of real compassion and empathy.
Achieving best practice in a data-driven birthday environment
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 14, 2019
That’s right, it’s my birthday. I’ll pause just long enough for you to feel bad about not yet wishing me a happy one.
ASCP 50th annual conference kicks off Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2019
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will hold its annual association meeting Nov. 7-10 near Dallas.
The rats are coming! The rats are coming!
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 31, 2019
Our long-term care facilities are apparently under ongoing attack, and we desperately need a hero.
Providers grapple with ever-complex, sometimes confusing, medication regulations
By
John Hall
Oct 18, 2019
Viewed individually, each medication rule, regulation, standard and guideline has its fair share of advocates and critics. It’s the sum of their parts, however, that often keeps compliance officers up...
ASCP at 50: Annual conference arrives Nov. 7
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2019
Organizers are completing final touches for the 2019 annual meeting and exhibition of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, which takes place Nov. 7-10 in Grapevine, TX.
Embracing the journey in a Red Zone world
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 17, 2019
Call it a blessing or a curse, but give me a life experience, and I’ll connect it to long-term care in 300 words, or your money back.
Happy PDPM Day!
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 03, 2019
It might be best to start creating some ground rules for how we’ll be observing PDPM Day in the future.