Ask the treatment expert: What is the acronym for Principles of Topical Therapy?
By
Susan Wickard
Jun 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
CMS data vision relies on quality, interoperability and standardization, experts note
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2016
With skilled nursing facilities preparing for an Oct. 1 deadline for new quality measures, government officials are emphasizing their focus is to make quality the basis for value.
How to do it… Incontinence management
Jul 05, 2012
It is one of the most common conditions of the elderly in nursing homes, yet one of the easiest to handle poorly. Incontinence can be a frustrating issue for long-term care providers, costing more than...
Ask the Care Expert about … palliative wound care
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 08, 2018
At a recent staff meeting, our medical director asked us to implement palliative wound care. What would that look like for a dying resident?
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
September Company Briefs
Sep 01, 2020
DrFirst and PointClickCare have partnered to bring the telehealth and communication platform Backline to long-term care providers that are located in North America.
Net Health acquires Tissue Analytics
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2020
Electronic Health Provider Net Health has acquired start-up firm Tissue Analytics, a developer of automated mobile wound and skin imaging and predictive analytics solutions. The acquisition of Tissue Analytics...
Botched scabies care at Arkansas nursing home led to community outbreak
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2018
An Arkansas facility is facing more than $150,000 in fines and a possible shutdown after a scabies outbreak affected every resident, according to government regulators.
Ask the treatment expert: How do we prevent and treat venous stasis ulcers in our facility?
By
Mary P. Evans, M.D., CMD, CWSP
Sep 01, 2021
How do we prevent and treat venous stasis ulcers in our facility?
Ask the care expert: Can you help me see what makes one therapy company better than another?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2021
I’m new to long-term care. Can you help me see what makes one therapy company better than another?