Could your facility be ready in 10 days for an OCR HIPAA audit?
By
John DiMaggio
Sep 12, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights is currently auditing Covered Entities and Business Associates to assess compliance with HIPAA mandated processes, controls, and policies. Nursing facilities, LTC pharmacies,...
Eliminating odor within healthcare facilities
By
Greg Snoddy
Sep 09, 2016
A safe, simple, and environmentally conscious approach to eliminating healthcare malodors
Strategies for improving medication management in LTC, Part 2
By
Dorris Yee
Sep 07, 2016
In my last blog, we identified room for improvement in reducing the number of preventable adverse drug events in the LTC setting
How an Irish nursing home embraced hand hygiene
By
Jim Mann
Sep 04, 2016
The electronic supplement to observational monitoring started 6 years ago.
Camaraderie counts! How to build trusting relationships with staff
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Sep 03, 2016
Your opportunity as a manager is to find ways to connect your staff to the organization’s purpose and to each other.
Eight ways to improve quality and dignity
By
Mark Kirkpatrick
Sep 02, 2016
The following suggestions can improve a caregiver’s ability to help seniors improve their quality of life and activities of daily living
F-Tag in focus: F-428
By
Sonja Quale, Pharm.D.
Aug 24, 2016
Demonstrating high quality metrics is essential for long term care centers to distinguish themselves as preferred partners in the continuum of care.
Understanding the OCR audit protocol can help with assessment
By
John DiMaggio
Aug 22, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights’ 2016 audit program is currently underway, with a protocol so comprehensive that significant enforcement actions are expected.
5 pitfalls to avoid in automating resident communications
By
Sean McCarthy
Aug 17, 2016
As the population ages and millions of Americans seek long-term care, it’s important to automate routine tasks to free up staff to provide personalized assistance.
Why health data interoperability matters for long-term care
By
Sanjay Nathwani
Aug 15, 2016
Health data interoperability was the big topic of discussion at this year’s Health Information Management Systems Society’s annual meeting – and for good reason.