Person-centered care, Chopped style
If there was such thing as an armchair quarterback for the Food Network show Chopped, it’d be me. My friends and I have logged an almost embarrassing amount of time watching it (eight hours on one...
Top three risks of acuity creep
“Acuity creep,” as it’s come to be known, can be defined as a gradual decline in a resident’s ability to live within their currently designated level of care.
HIPAA and eHealth: Avoiding problems
As long as the means of getting the information are protected, encrypted, and encoded, sharing information to provide care has never been easier and quicker. However, it’s our responsibility and...
More frivolous lawsuits ahead? You can bank on it
Eldercare service providers would be well advised to watch proposed arbitration rules that have been aimed primarily at banks — for now.
The importance of LTC benchmarking
An example of a long-term care organization embracing the new marriage of data benchmarking and performance improvement was Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative’s partnership with the Vincentian...
An interdisciplinary approach to rehab maintenance
The Jimmo ruling determined that services provided to Medicare beneficiaries could not be denied due to a beneficiary’s lack of restoration potential and the that deciding factor would be related...
The difference between addiction and dependence with opioids
While I love long-term care and the people who work in it, I don’t think anyone would assert that it’s cool.
Abilify vilified
It’s been a tough few years for antipsychotics. I feel a little bad for them. So maligned and stigmatized. Now the news comes out that they might produce compulsive or uncontrollable urges regarding...
Mauldin moves to Capital One
Cortney Mauldin began as Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriter for Multifamily Finance at Capital One this spring.
Northrup becomes Whirlpool general manager
Trey Northrup has been named Whirlpool Corporation’s Commercial Laundry Division as its general manager.
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