Chronic Pain: Communication and Evaluation Tools to Optimize Outcomes. A 76-Year-Old Woman with Persistent...
Jul 29, 2013
Osteoarthritis (OA) is among the more common sources of chronic pain. Risk factors for OA include age >50 years and obesity. Accordingly, OA prevalence is increasing. As you’ll learn in this case,...
The Modern Management of Diverticular Disease – EXPIRED
May 06, 2013
Diverticular disease is one of the most prevalent medical conditions in the United States. Symptomatic diverticular disease comprises a spectrum ranging from mildly symptomatic, with a profile similar...
Staffing for Success
Jul 02, 2012
Studies consistently show a strong correlation between nursing home staffing levels and resident outcomes. Unfortunately, many operators struggle to provide adequate staffing, and their overall quality...
Making business less risky
Jul 05, 2011
More than ever, providers face the risk of reputation-wrecking lawsuits, survey deficiencies, poor satisfaction scores and a host of other potentially damaging results.
The good news is that the effective,...
Managing Patients With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case-Based Clinical Conversation
Jul 30, 2013
This activity presents a series of discussions on the clinical management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis from our expert faculty. Video vignettes depicting patient-clinician interactions in four...
Emerging Trends in Osteoporosis
Jul 15, 2013
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, defined as a bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of ≤ -2.5 at the total hip, femoral neck, or lumbar spine, is a serious problem that predisposes women to increased bone fragility...
The Case for Case-Mix Adjusted Rehospitalization Rates
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
When you look at your personal monthly budget and see that your non-disposable income — what you need to cover your base monthly expenses — equals 65% of your monthly income. Can you assume 65% is...
MDS 3.0 key: Data integrity
Jul 05, 2011
Quality-focused clinicians and long-term care operators have long recognized the important role that effective data collection and analysis plays in resident care, satisfaction and positive outcomes. Now...