New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has charged the owner and operator of the Rochester, NY, nursing home with patient neglect after hidden cameras allegedly revealed substandard care.
$20 million loan for wireless monitoring company
Dec 06, 2017
Oxford Finance LLC announced the closing of a $20 million senior secured term loan with VitalConnect Inc. The company, which makes wearable biosensor technology for wireless monitoring, will use the money...
Study: Frequent hand washers at risk of dermatitis
Feb 11, 2008
Healthcare workers who frequently wash their hands with soap and water may be at a higher risk of developing contact dermatitis, researchers at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland say.
Researchers: Add wound quality measures
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
Researchers are calling on CMS to adopt new quality measures that encourage more frequent debridement and other advanced care for hard-to-treat wounds.
Big wound treatment in a small package
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2011
An inexpensive nanometer-sized drug that can treat foot ulcers and other chronic wounds has been developed by a group of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Medical School and others...
New delivery method for pressure wounds and diabetic foot ulcers improves healing
Jan 27, 2011
Researchers have developed a new growth factor delivery system that heals wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers faster than previous treatments.
How to do it … Diabetic wound management
Jul 01, 2014
Sound practices in diabetic wound management go a long way toward controlling and healing existing wounds — and preventing new ones. Although dressings are an important focal point, experts emphasize...
Ask the treatment expert: Are wet-to-dry dressings substandard for optimal wound care?
By
Donna Sardina
Apr 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Recall: Duragesic painkilling patches because they leak
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 12, 2004
Painkilling Duragesic skin patches have been recalled for a second time by their manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, because some of the patches are leaking. The recall includes five lot numbers:...
Time to come clean: Long-term care providers’ infection control practices are becoming more intensely...
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2010
In the battle to contain and prevent the spread of infections, staying vigilant about hand hygiene and other cleanliness procedures is critical in facilities