As a fan of titles, rules, and hierarchy (I would have made an excellent British subject), I greeted news of Zappo’s new “holacracy,” with a measure of fascination and horror.
OIG probes hospitalizations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
A fourth of the 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries who lived in a nursing home in 2011 were hospitalized for at least one day. This came at a cost of $14.3 billion, according to a Nov. 18 report from the...
OIG collected more than $5.8 billion in recoveries for FY 2013, makes hospice recommendations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General netted nearly $6 billion in recoveries in fiscal year 2013, and had strong recommendations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
‘Tis the season to feel oppressed
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2013
Should there be any doubt that some long-term care providers have a persecution complex, it’s evident in a response to Tim Mullaney’s blog Tuesday.
Device-free fall detection system may benefit seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
A new fall detection system may be part of an “aging-in-place” solution for seniors.
Low thyroid levels tied to senior mortality
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
Older hospital patients who have low thyroid hormone levels have a higher level of mortality, new study results show.
The big gap in your nursing home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 27, 2013
There’s a tremendous lack of evidence-based research practices in nursing homes and much of what happens every day is based on belief rather than fact. We need to embrace research as a way to improve...
Pressure ulcer treatments should be re-evaluated, expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 25, 2013
Nursing home staff should adopt evidence-based approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, and significantly more research is needed, a top expert said Saturday.
Older Americans still reluctant to discuss end-of-life care but more putting wishes in writing
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 25, 2013
Almost a quarter of Americans over age 75 have not written down or talked to someone about their wishes for the end of life care, according to a new survey from Pew Research Group.
Lights, camera, lawsuit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2013
To give credit where it’s due, when the New York Times does a story on nursing homes, it tends to give up enough space to get multiple sides, not to mention sources that include the industry checklist...