Alcohol-based hand sanitizers have long been widely accepted by leading healthcare organizations as an effective method for disinfection. Experts here tell how to ensure staff members understand how and...
More than 40% of sepsis re-hospitalizations preventable: JAMA
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John Hall
Mar 13, 2015
As long-term care providers face looming pressures to avoid re-hospitalization under the Affordable Care Act, new research has found that over 40% of all return visits among severe sepsis patients are...
Former NQF safety advocate settles false claims complaint for $1 million
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John Hall
Mar 06, 2015
The former chair of a National Quality Forum safety committee has agreed to pay a $1 million civil fine to settle allegations he violated the False Claims Act by soliciting and accepting kickbacks, according...
Jury hands down $3.3 million verdict against CO nursing home in negligence case
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John Hall
May 29, 2014
An 82-year-old skilled nursing facility resident and his family have been awarded $3.3 million by a Colorado jury after finding the Pueblo-based Belmont Lodge Health Care Center guilty of negligence.
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
The ‘inn’ crowd
By
John Hall
Jul 02, 2012
Themes are out, colors are in, as furnishings increasingly reflect boomers’ demands for comfort, luxury and familiarity in settings that go beyond ‘home-like’