SCA has released a survey stating 93% of healthcare facility patients and visitors believe hand hygiene is more important in healthcare than in other settings.
Also in the News for Friday, October 9
Oct 09, 2015
Many seniors wrongly believe depression is normal part of aging: survey … Hospice to pay $2.2 million to resolve false claims allegations … Nurses council calls for action on safe staffing...
AHCA plots policy course for 2016
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Oct 07, 2015
Next year could be a “luxury” year for the American Health Care Association’s interest on Capitol Hill if the group can maintain the successes it’s seen this year through the end...
Rehospitalizations can be avoided, expert emphasizes
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2015
Commonly overlooked clinical indicators can lead to a nursing home resident being transferred, an expert advised Monday.
Ask the Payment Expert about… bundled payments
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Patricia Boyer
Oct 05, 2015
Is it true that hospitals may be able to send patients to us following joint replacement surgery without a three-day hospital stay?
Providers balk at reform bid
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
LeadingAge gave the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a long list of concerns with recently proposed regulator’s reforms, a lead lobbyist said in an August letter.
Technology bytes
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Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2015
Working together to streamline electronic prescribing is a ‘work in progress’ that continues to challenge operators, prescribers and pharmacists to get it right
A personal choice
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2015
Sex, consent and nursing home liability in the age of Alzheimer’s can put providers in unfamiliar, uncomfortable and untenable situations — if they aren’t prepared
Admin pay averages $100K; DONs $86,690
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Liza Berger
Oct 05, 2015
The long-term care sector continues to show signs of steady growth, as modest rises in management salaries this year illustrate.
CMS: Nursing homes should start submitting staffing data in two weeks
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Sep 18, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data Oct. 1 for the best results, federal officials said during a SNF Open Door Forum conference call Thursday.