Consulting dermatologists to nursing homes to pay $4M in billing dispute
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 31, 2018
A Florida dermatology practice that consults to nursing homes is being forced to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it overused radiation simulations and upcoded claims for the procedures.
Telemed partnership targets skin conditions
Aug 29, 2018
VSee telemedicine and First Derm Artificial Intelligence have teamed up to speed dermatology-related diagnoses. The new effort integrates First Derm’s AI capabilities with VSee’s telemedicine...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … skin risk assessment
By
Jeri Lundgren
Aug 09, 2018
Is the Braden Scale a comprehensive skin risk assessment?
Clinics often prescribe bad antibiotics
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
Residents who receive care at an outpatient clinic are nearly three times as likely to be prescribed an inappropriate antibiotic, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … inspection procedure
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jul 09, 2018
As part of our pressure injury prevention program, we conduct a weekly head-to-toe skin inspection. Can this be done by nursing assistants? A weekly head-to-toe skin inspection is recommended as part of...
New treatment may dispense old ideas about wound care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
Imagine rolling a tape dispenser over a wound, leaving behind a strip of cells that will generate new skin. Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Hospital are getting close. They...
Avoiding injuries
By
Meg LaPorte
Jul 09, 2018
Operators are using new techniques and tools to preserve skin integrity, but there’s still no substitute for training, assessments and dedicated staff
Capturing memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 26
Jun 26, 2018
Former American Senior Communities CEO should get 12 years in prison for $19.4M fraud scheme, prosecutors say … Pennsylvania paying $475K for temp nursing home manager at Skyline facilities …...
Seniors capture memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together.