Infrared camera helps assess chronic, non-healing wounds
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Dec 04, 2015
Handheld infrared cameras may help healthcare workers assess and identify hard-to-heal wounds early on, a new study has found.
Ask the Payment Expert about… Quality Measures
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Patricia Boyer
Dec 04, 2015
What are the Quality Measures that will be included in the new SNF Value Based Purchasing program?
Ask the Treatment Expert about… addressing pressure ulcers with staff
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 04, 2015
Do you have any ideas on how to address the problem of pressure ulcers with my staff?
Scathing report leads to bills raising nursing home wages
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Nov 10, 2015
Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation to address nursing home wages, following a report released last week that found 52% of the state’s nursing home workforce can’t support their...
Skin adhesives may improve negative pressure therapies
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Nov 05, 2015
Using a skin adhesive under negative pressure wound therapy dressings can help maintain a durable seal for wounds located on hard-to-fit places of the body, a new case study has found.
Getting a leg up
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2015
Amputations and costs remain high, despite decades of research and caregiving improvements for diabetic foot ulcers; vigilance is needed, experts warn
Bill could limit HUD mortgage insurance for low-rated SNFs
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Oct 23, 2015
Nursing homes’ eligibility for federal mortgage insurance could become dependent on their quality ratings under legislation proposed this week.
Quality measure standardization on its way, CMS says
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Oct 22, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities must standardize six of the eight measure domains laid out by the IMPACT Act to begin in October 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials told providers Wednesday.
Antimicrobial spray can help reduce pain as wounds heal
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Oct 05, 2015
Antimicrobial spray may be more useful than traditional dressings in reducing wound pain during healing, a new study has found.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… lower extremity problems
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 05, 2015
What is the lower-extremity problem we’re most likely to see?