ASCP names Worz new executive director and CEO … Connecticut nursing home fined after resident violently beats another with wheelchair foot pedal … GAO: State evaluations of Medicaid expansion...
ASPE creating reports to develop policy for assisted living
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is funding research projects on assisted living to help mold federal policy for the...
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News wins 3 ASBPE awards
Apr 15, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has kept a long winning streak alive, earning three regional awards in the 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence program.
ASCP forum offers next steps
By
Frank L. Grosso, RPh
Apr 04, 2016
Today there is a substantial body of literature on the changing long-term and post-acute care industries.
Group re-assessing antipsychotic label warning
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Project PAUSE (Psychoactive Appropriate Use for Safety and Effectiveness) will hold a workshop exploring black box warnings on antipsychotic medication instructions, especially for older adults.
Early registration closing for ASCP annual forum
Feb 23, 2018
Registration for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists’ annual spring forum, to be held May 17-18, will enter a new phase next week.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2020
Cognitive screening recommended for older adults in orthopedic rehab … Prioritize senior living residents in COVID-19-related funding: ASHA … Asthma drug Singulair and generic to get ‘black...
60 Seconds With ASCP’s Arnold E. Clayman
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2018
Q: What should providers be doing to prepare for the IMPACT Act? A:First, to understand that the IMPACT Act is trying to standardize across the post-acute care sector. That includes medication reconciliation,...
60 SECONDS WITH… Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP ASCP, Chief Executive
Apr 08, 2018
Q: As the new CEO of ASCP, what is your No. 1 goal? A: I have a responsibility to our consultant pharmacist members to foster opportunities for them. With the aging population growing, and knowing they...
Consultant pharmacists: Let nurses be doctors’ agents for pain medications in nursing homes
Sep 03, 2010
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has come out strongly in favor of allowing nursing home nurses to act on behalf of physicians when it comes to prescribing pain medications. ASCP officials...