Glaxo will stop paying doctors for speaking gigs in industry-leading change
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2013
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying healthcare professionals to speak about its products, and will alter other marketing and compensation practices that are common in the industry but...
Providers embracing technology bring in honors in second Tech Awards program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The second annual McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Excellence in Technology Awards begged the question: How can you compare to last year’s storied winners?
More than 6,000 skilled nursing facilities achieved notable gains in the first year of the American Health Care Association’s Quality Initiative, the provider association announced yesterday.
Biggest losers
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
Providers reveal strategies for reducing unneccessary antipsychotics use for residents with dementia, and meeting industry-wide medication reduction goals
Golden LivingCenter-Indianapolis uses AlixaRx system to reduce antipsychotics, earning the SNF a top...
Oct 03, 2013
From reducing off-label use of antipsychotics to better antibiotic stewardship, medication management is at the forefront of today’s long-term care challenges. And Golden LivingCenter-Indianapolis...
State News
Sep 01, 2013
MASSACHUSETTS — An ongoing debate over nursing homes’ use of antipsychotics flared in July during a meeting of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs.
CMS and AHCA: Providers zeroing in on antipsychotic reduction target
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 28, 2013
Nursing homes have made strides toward reducing antipsychotic medication use among residents with dementia, according to new figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Health...
Common antipsychotic fails as effective delirium treatment, study finds
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 22, 2013
Haloperidol, a common antipsychotic, is no more effective than a placebo in treating delirium in critically ill patients, according to a new study.
60 seconds with … Alzheimer’s expert Jason Karlawish, M.D.
Aug 01, 2013
Q: The Alzheimer’s Association annual conference took place in mid-July. As an expert in the disease, what did you find the most noteworthy takeaway?
Government agency calls off effort to assess antipsychotic use in nursing homes, watchdog group reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 26, 2013
A government investigation into nursing homes’ antipsychotic prescribing practices will not move forward due to budget and staff cuts, according to nonprofit investigative news organization The Center...