Preparing for the upcoming BPCI model: Is your facility primed for success?
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Cheri Bankston
Aug 16, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ testing of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative has been largely successful.
Low-performing SNFs face more hurdles to resident-centered care, study finds
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Aug 16, 2017
Lower-performing nursing homes may have a more difficult time delivering resident-centered care due to turnover and lack of administrator guidance, a new study shows.
SNF honors employee’s son involved in Navy ship collision
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Aug 16, 2017
A North Carolina nursing home held a ceremony last week to honor the son of one of its employees, who was aboard a Navy warship in June when it collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Japan.
Post-fall assessments need more structure, researchers find
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 14, 2017
Post-fall assessments need to be standardized to examine and prevent future falls, a recent Canadian study found.
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 11
Aug 11, 2017
California Department of Health Care Services sued for allegedly forcing Medicaid beneficiaries into managed care … Lack of coordination between SNFs, EDs may lead to readmissions, study shows …...
Ulcer characteristics can predict healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2017
The features of an ulcer are more important in predicting long-term healing than a diabetic patient’s other health characteristics.
Team-based care can deliver several benefits: investigation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2017
An interdisciplinary team that manages wound-related supplies with the help of a pharmacist can lead to better selection and less waste, according to a study conducted in Spain.
MatrixCare buys Sigmacare in EHR consolidation move
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
MatrixCare has bought SigmaCare, reflecting further consolidation in the post-acute electronic health records market.
Where are they now? Centers Health Care
Aug 09, 2017
In the three years since Centers Health Care in New York won honors in the McKnight’s Technology Awards program for its use of NoWander, it has continued to keep residents safe.
New tech seeks to calm SNF residents having dementia
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Amy Novotney
Aug 09, 2017
Caring for individuals with dementia often involves managing residents’ disruptive and sometimes dangerous behaviors, including screaming, hitting or kicking.