When is it time to call in a pest management professional? This question can be compared to the age-old healthcare question: When it is time to see a doctor?
4 ways to cut costs, time and risk in water management
By
Matthew R. Freije
Jul 21, 2017
How you go about complying with the June 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “requirement to reduce Legionella risk in healthcare facility water systems to prevent cases and outbreaks of Legionnaires’...
Why bother with bundled payments?
By
John P. Driscoll
Mar 09, 2018
Provider organizations may be tempted to take the recent cue from Washington to retreat from bundled payments and value-based models more broadly, returning more squarely to the traditional fee-for-service...
Staying engaged so that you can engage others
Aug 25, 2017
Clarify your own sense of purpose. What aspects of your work provide meaning for you?
Nine tips for becoming a home or alternate site infusion pharmacy
By
Rob Cannon
Sep 25, 2013
As healthcare reform is implemented, a heightened emphasis on cost-containment is putting pressure on all healthcare providers. As hospitals determine how to reduce readmission rates and shift care to...
New technologies can eliminate trial-and-error purchasing
By
Michael Wilson
Jul 27, 2015
Facility managers in all kinds of businesses and organizations are now making product selections online.
How to get prepared for the next Sandy
By
Bruce Baron
Nov 26, 2012
A big part of a disaster management plan is asking how your facility will communicate with families, residents and staff.
The road to Section GG
By
Michael Katri
Jun 17, 2016
Planning now will ensure successful implementation of Section GG before October 1, 2016
Reducing variability in post-acute care
By
Michael Cantor, MD, JD
May 21, 2018
It’s surprising that the type and amount of post-acute care patients receive after discharge partly depends on which hospital provided their acute care.
The future of our professions
By
Frank L. Grosso, RPh
Mar 18, 2015
ASCP’s upcoming forum is designed for all post-acute care stakeholders involved in care transitions: consultant pharmacists; health care executives; and managers from long-term care facilities, pharmacy...