F-tags study reveals common misuses of psychotropic drugs in LTC
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 13, 2022
A study of deficiency-of-care citations in nursing homes offers lessons on reducing over-reliance on psychotropics in residents with dementia, investigators say.
Annual employee surveys are not enough
By
Michael Miller
Apr 13, 2016
Do you really care about your employees? The better question to ask is if your employees feel like you care about them?
60 Seconds with…
Sep 01, 2008
Timothy L. Veno Co-chair, AAHSA Task Force on Survey, Cert. and Enforcement
CMS warns of tougher survey enforcement
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 19, 2020
State survey agencies soon may be stepping up their long-term care enforcement efforts, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator suggested Tuesday.
Shock ’em with action
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 01, 2014
On a scale of A to 17, with one being “Always” and red being “Parsnips,” how would you rate your experience with customer satisfaction surveys? I’m sure most of you use them,...
Talking to families the solution: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 01, 2020
When visitation is restricted within a long-term care facility, communication from staff — or the lack thereof — has a significant effect on family perceptions. That’s according to a Miami University...
Survey on healthcare laundry released
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2020
The TRSA Healthcare Committee has released its 2019 Healthcare Laundry Survey on operations and trends, available for purchase at www.trsa.org/store. The TRSA 2019 Healthcare Laundry Survey was compiled...
Survey advice at Online Expo
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2017
Providers can make good use of some new strategies and tips to be prepared for surveyors around the clock, says Paula Sanders, principal and co-chairwoman of the Health Care Practice Group at law firm...
Will state surveyors be knocking on your door Saturday night?
By
Susan Chenail
Feb 11, 2019
It is imperative to complete and submit accurate and timely PBJ data
Supreme Court levels the playing field for SNFs
By
Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN
May 01, 2023
As part of its survey process, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is authorized to take several enforcement actions, including but not limited to imposing civil money penalties (CMP), denials...