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.
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
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Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...
Settlement teaches lessons on resident monitoring
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2015
After awhile in this business, it’s easy to become skeptical of family members suing after a loved one dies. Many times, these relatives have no understanding of underlying health conditions — or...
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?
America should talk about chronic pain
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Penney Cowan
Oct 02, 2015
The America Starts Talking campaign is designed to provide information about naloxone, a potentially lifesaving medication that can be used in an opioid emergency.
The Maturity Continuum in QAPI
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Tara Roberts
Sep 11, 2015
How could I improve upon what I feel is a very strong and effective method of teaching and achieving successful skin and wound care programs?
Tackling flu prevention
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Ross Skadsberg
Sep 04, 2015
As cold and flu season approaches, remember that you have the power to prevent outbreaks in your community.
Feds trim pay bump from prior estimate
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John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2015
The federal government announced it would reduce a proposed Medicare rate hike for next year. Skilled care operators will now see a $430 million increase rather than the $500 million that had been recommended.
SNFs can ask for a 3-month reprieve in quality reporting
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John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...