Doctors in the US are prescribing antifungal creams at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, a new federal report shows.
Changes to end-of-life wound classification in a recent Minimum Data Set update should be a positive for long-term care, but regulatory and legal ambiguity still surrounded the new coding procedures at...
Ask the nursing expert … about infection preventionist hours
By
Amy Stewart
Mar 05, 2024
How many hours should we give our infection preventionist?
Ask the payment expert … about incomplete measures
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Mar 04, 2024
I reviewed the Q4 2023 Facility Level Quality Measure report for my facility and noticed several measures are displayed as “I” for incomplete. Can you explain why?
VR helps prepare caregivers for coming senior tech boom
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2024
As demand for long-term care grows, innovative solutions such as virtual reality are quickly becoming indispensable in preparing the next generation of caregivers.
TeamHealth’s ACO will focus on long-term care patients
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
TeamACO became the newest accountable care organization specifically dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of post-acute care patients.
Ask the legal expert … about contracted state surveyors
By
Norris Cunningham
Mar 04, 2024
I read that the Office of Inspector General is going to audit CMS oversight of states’ use of contractors to conduct nursing home surveys. Why is this needed?
Rural nursing homes in peril
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2024
Like many of its skilled nursing neighbors in the Cornhusker State, Good Samaritan Society-Bloomfield is teetering between fulfilling its vital community role with special small-town flourishes and succumbing...
WellSky, Vytalize partner for value-based care
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2024
Healthcare technology firm WellSky has teamed up with Vytalize Health, an accountable care organization, to help enhance physician-to-physician communication and collaboration for better patient experiences...
BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica, began trading on the Nasdaq in January using the symbol BTSG, following the pricing of its initial public offering.