Study: More transparency needed to enable nurses to disclose errors in nursing homes
Nov 07, 2011
Nursing homes need to improve communications processes and policies to make it easier for nurses to disclose errors, according to researchers of a unique new study. The researchers say their findings have...
Common issue: ACO confusion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2011
Healthcare providers are struggling to decipher new approaches to reimbursement, including accountable care organizations, according to a new survey.
Nurses key in opioid pain management
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 01, 2011
Nurses are uniquely qualified to help control the pain of institutionalized patients undergoing pain management with opioid analgesics, according to new recommendations from a nursing panel.
Smart money: Still spooked? (Part II)
By
William C. Fisher
Nov 01, 2011
By William C. Fisher, President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
The power of feedback
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2011
Operators have discovered that keeping residents and their families satisfied can help all facets of managing the business — including the bottom line.
Senior housing market starting to see a recovery
Oct 27, 2011
Assisted living facilities price per unit have gone up in the last year while prices per bed in skilled nursing facilities have declined slightly, according to a new report.
Nursing homes should embrace rehospitalization prevention, advocate says
Oct 25, 2011
Nursing homes have important tools at their disposal to help prevent rehospitalizations among their own residents, a leading advocate told McKnight’s at last week’s LeadingAge annual meeting.
Googling information a popular choice for docs
Oct 12, 2011
Doctors prefer Google over other search engines by a 2-to-1 ratio, according to a recent Kantar Media survey. Fully 87% of physicians use Google, compared to 43% for both WebMD and PubMed, the survey showed.
Limit duplicate LTC inspections, report says
Oct 11, 2011
A recommendation to limit duplicative nursing home and assisted living inspections has drawn kudos from a leading healthcare group.
Study: Black nursing home residents less likely to get flu shots
Oct 06, 2011
Black nursing home residents are less likely than their white counterparts to receive or be offered influenza vaccinations, a new study finds.