More seniors may be willing to take deprescribing advice
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2024
More seniors have stopped taking some medications, possible evidence that efforts to stem overprescribing may be working.
State misses key vaccine start reporting deadline
Feb 01, 2021
New Jersey – Coronavirus vaccinations for long-term care residents and workers in the state started a week later than expected after officials missed a key federal reporting deadline.
How to do it … Continuous monitoring
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Patient monitoring provides benchmarks around which a resident’s care plans are built. But careful considerations must be made regarding continual monitoring practices, as well as where and when monitoring...
Pharmacists key players in tracking COVID meds, info
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2021
Managing medications is just part of the job as the needed pandemic treatments, policies keep evolving.
SNFs earn $330 million in COVID-19 performance pay
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2020
A majority of U.S. nursing homes were rewarded for safer performances regarding COVID-19 between August and September.
Ask the care expert: Can you provide an outline of some of the information I need to report to the state?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2020
I am new to the field. Can you provide an outline of some of the information I need to report to the state?
Ask the nursing expert … about MDS fraud
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 10, 2023
Q: When does a Minimum Data Set error become fraud?
IT firms keep churning out COVID-19 data solutions
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2021
Many have adjusted their focus at least a little due to pandemic conditions, and information technology providers have been no exception.
CMS: Stop ‘info blocking’
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
Federal regulators struck hard toward improving interoperability and information sharing between skilled nursing facilities and other providers.
Fall deadline still ‘on’ for some RoP rules
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 06, 2019
Though some provisions in phase three of the Requirements of Participation have been delayed for a year, there are still several critical aspects operators need to be prepared for by their November 28...