Proper skin care often comes down to good old-fashioned common sense. To avoid pressure ulcers, stick to the basics.
Admission and visitation policies among top potential legal pitfalls in new rule, expert says
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 22, 2017
Long-term care providers should pay special attention to their admission, visitation and grievance policies under the new requirements of participation rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 4
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
COVID hospitalizations approach last summer’s high, but flu and RSV cases waning … NC nursing home to pay $126K after storm-related staff shortages, two patient deaths … FDA decision on experimental...
Meet Lynn Hood, Hall of Honor inductee
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Emma Baumgartel
Jul 26, 2021
Lynn Hood, president/CEO, Principle LTC, Kinston, NC is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
CompanyBriefs
Oct 01, 2013
» Premier Inc., a healthcare group purchasing alliance with 56,000 non-acute healthcare facilities, filed for an initial public offering of its stock. Headquartered in North Carolina, the company applied...
Making med passes fun
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John Hall
Jun 07, 2019
Pleasant surprises can be a surefire way to cut the monotony. “Leveraging opportunities to add a little joy to the resident’s day would make the time spent more meaningful and positively anticipated...
HealthMedX acquired
Nov 01, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced Thursday.
Medical board fights back against telemedicine antitrust case
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Jun 27, 2016
A Texas medical agency recently urged a federal court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that could have wide-ranging effects on the booming telemedicine industry.
Supreme Court sides with SNF, won’t review Extendicare arbitration case
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Mar 29, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review an arbitration dispute between an Extendicare facility and the family of a deceased resident. The decision means the family must arbitrate with the facility...
FBI raids nursing home company headquarters, CEO’s home
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Sep 16, 2015
Federal agents reportedly raided the Indianapolis headquarters of nursing home operator American Senior Communities, as well as the home of its CEO, on Tuesday, according to the Indianapolis Star.