How to benefit from electrical stimulation for the treatment of chronic wounds
By
Ron Weissberg
Apr 05, 2017
One of the most amazing things about the human body is its ability to repair itself. Lacerations, punctures, abrasions all heal with little or no care.
The art of communication with those living with dementia
By
Sharon Roth Maguire
Jun 22, 2018
By Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC, chief clinical quality officer for BrightStar Care It’s probably not a surprise to anyone reading this that communicating with individuals living with dementia...
Key strategies for proper hazardous drug disposal
By
Jennifer Maniscalco
May 18, 2015
Although long-term care organizations successfully distribute drugs to patients every day, their processes for getting rid of the waste associated with those medications may sometimes fall short, exposing...
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.
How to pick, and get the most out of, a readmissions risk and needs assessment tool
By
Cheri Bankston
Feb 01, 2017
Imagine two patients, both discharged to their home after being treated at a hospital.
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
By
Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...
Reducing readmissions: Physician services enabled by telemedicine in SNFs
By
John Durso
and John Whitman
Nov 04, 2013
When a resident of a skilled nursing facility has an acute event after hours or on weekends, the on-site nurse will generally call the patient’s primary care physician. Over the telephone, the nurse...
7 tips for selling to seniors
By
Kristin Hambleton
Feb 13, 2017
As a sales counselor, your job is to maintain and further cultivate the relationship after the move-in.