SCA has released a survey stating 93% of healthcare facility patients and visitors believe hand hygiene is more important in healthcare than in other settings.
ITUpdate
Feb 01, 2014
» The government’s five-star system for rating nursing homes does not reflect the quality of life experienced by residents with preserved cognition, according to newly published research.
Ask the Payment Expert about … acuity-based staffing
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 06, 2017
What is acuity-based staffing and how do we know what our acuity is?
DM Systems-sponsored survey highlights wound care concerns
Sep 29, 2008
Wound care nurses are concerned about the ways new regulatory changes will influence their work, according to a survey conducted at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Conference. DM Systems...
Doctors feel stressed working with surrogate decision makers, study finds
Sep 09, 2009
Approximately 20% of doctors are not comfortable working with a severely disabled patient’s surrogate decision maker, according to a new survey.
Survey: Seniors concerned most about health, Alzheimer’s
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 25, 2006
A strong majority of seniors are concerned about their health, with mental functioning their top worry. The disease they fear the most is Alzheimer’s, according to findings of a survey conducted...
Survey: Majority of states report Part D problems among dual eligibles
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 03, 2006
A total of 31 states have experienced widespread problems among their dual eligible residents transitioning to Medicare part D prescription drug coverage, according to a 50-state survey of Medicaid officials....
Millennials driven to leadership roles, staffing company survey finds
Aug 22, 2018
AMN Healthcare’s Survey of Millennial Nurses: A Dynamic Influence on the Profession looked at those nurses between ages 19 to 36 when compared to baby boomer nurses or Generation X (ages 37 to 53).
Majority of Americans want continued Medicaid expansion with no federal caps, poll says
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 05, 2017
A majority of Americans believe Medicaid is important and want states to be able to expand Medicaid, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll.
QI Survey’s further incursion into dining activities to be featured focus at audio conference
By
McKnight's Staff
May 04, 2012
An audio conference will take place Tuesday morning in an effort to help long-term care providers create more efficient interdisciplinary approaches with their dining regimens. Under new QI Survey points...