Smokers not informed of ways habit can affect wound healing
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2015
Exposure to smoke from just one cigarette decreases blood flow to chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. A new study shows the habit’s impact on healing...
Extended-release hydrocodone launched
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
A new extended-release tablet with hydrocodone was launched in the United States at the end of January.
Industry warily eyes funding adjustments
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2015
Long-term care leaders have mixed feelings about a first-ever federal timeline for more bundled and other alternative payments, calling it “a good thing” but also “aggressive.”
McKnight’s Online Expo to tackle pressing issues
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2015
Certain issues tend to weigh heavily on the minds of operators. Chief among them: reducing hospital readmissions, complying with ever-changing Medicare rules, finding needed capital, delivering optimal...
Meds linked to dementia risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
A high use of anticholinergic medications has been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.
Drug combo can be deadly
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Spironolactone, a diuretic used to treat heart failure, can cause a risk of sudden death in seniors when given with the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Toronto researchers have found.
60 Seconds With … Larry Minnix
Mar 04, 2015
Nonprofits will continue to lead the way when it comes to service innovation, Minnix says.
New rankings might wrongly show downturn, leaders fear
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Despite progress reducing off-label use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents, providers remained worried about a rebasing of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services system to rank nursing...
Departing workers are outpacing arrivals
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2015
Workers are continuing to leave the field faster than they arrive, a new study finds.
MedPAC changing tune on hospital observation stays?
Mar 04, 2015
Long-term care providers’ hopes for eliminating hospital observation stays may be fading after some Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members said they were re-thinking their positions on changing...