Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
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Dec 12, 2014
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Clinical Briefs for Friday, August 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2020
Potentially inappropriate meds prescribed at ‘high rates’ may increase healthcare visits, costs … Drugmakers ink deal to commercialize promising Parkinson’s drug … Skin disease common in older...
Invacare’s new mattress helps reduce wounds
Aug 11, 2009
Invacare’s new Solace Resolution Gliding mattress eliminates the compression that can cause painful skin shear and increased pressure on sensitive areas of the resident’s body. It does this...
Digital map helps caregivers find veins
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The AccuVein AV400 Vein Viewing System digitally displays a map of the vasculature of the skin, which allows clinicians to find veins.
Prevention of common nursing home infections keyed on ADL care, CMS asserts
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2020
A new, ready-to-use toolkit shows direct-care providers how ADL care prevents infections of the skin, urinary tract and pneumonia.
Relias adds wound education
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2019
Relias has added online wound care and certification exam prep from the Wound Care Education Institute. The institute, co-founded by Nancy Morgan and Donna Sardina, creates training for nurses, therapists,...
Ask the treatment expert: How to better handle medical leave?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Mar 04, 2020
Our wound care nurse unexpectedly went on medical leave, which left us struggling to fill her role. How can we prevent this from happening again?
Ask the treatment expert: Pressure ulcers and vitamin supplements
By
Donna Sardina
Dec 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, August 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2019
Decline in heart disease and stroke mortality stalls in high-income countries … Socially active 60-year-olds face lower dementia risk … Skin test for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s may be on its way...