A metric is a measurement of some sort of factor. For a quality metric, we are measuring quality in your facility. Companies measure performance against quality standards to determine whether they’re...
Nursing-home study: Inspection system ‘broken and can’t be fixed’
Aug 13, 2008
A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The association’s task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,...
On eve of Alzheimer’s drug decision, Congress critiques FDA for Aduhelm review failures
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 03, 2023
An “atypical review process and corporate greed” factored into the FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm in 2021, congressional investigators say. They recommend sticking to protocol...
FDA OKs new insulin biosimilar for type 2 diabetes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 30, 2021
Semglee is a safe and more cost-effective alternative to the drug Lantus (insulin glargine), the agency announced Wednesday. Semglee does not need a prescriber’s input to be substituted at the pharmacy.
Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
Parkinson offers ‘obvious solution’ to staffing problems, occupancy outlook and financing answers
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 30, 2022
Two “critically important” issues will determine long-term care providers’ near-term fate over the next month and a half, the nation’s top nursing home leader said Tuesday.
Dementia toolkit for clinicians underscores urgency of early diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, the authors...
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Patricia Boyer
Sep 01, 2007
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OIG: Older Medicare recipients often harmed during hospital stays
May 13, 2022
Fully 25% of older American Medicare beneficiaries are at high risk of being harmed during acute care stays, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
Pandemic bump in antipsychotics use raises questions about long-term care outcomes
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
The findings raise questions about the short- and long-term effects on the quality of care and health outcomes for residents, the authors say.