There is a transformation under way of the long-term care (LTC) survey process, and it has significant implications for every LTC facility in the Read More »
Healthcare has had a long history of self-improvement. One need look no further than the Flexner Report (published in 1910) and the dramatic changes Read More »
Accidents, including fires and skin injury, caused by cigarettes are a serious danger to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Indeed, Read More »
Signed into law by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry in June, The Sex Offenders Long-Term Care Facility Bill has generated a fair amount of buzz from LTC Read More »
A new and fun way to prepare your associates for the annual state survey is to hold a “skills fair” in your facility. The fair can be for one or two Read More »
“Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Read More »
One staff member reports another staff member for abusing a confused resident, but there are no other witnesses and no physical evidence of abuse. Read More »
This year will see the expansion of a federal demonstration program that could lead to greater consistency and, hopefully, improvement in the state Read More »
Q: Regarding coding of assistance with bathing: According to the RAI User's Manual, you code the highest level of assist given in the past seven Read More »
In the first part of this series in the October issue, we looked at the reasons to use photography in long-term care investigations and the tools Read More »
Long-term care facilities are not strangers to regulation 483.25(h) Accidents as it historically represents and continues to make the Centers for Read More »
Proficiency in Minimum Data Set (MDS) completion is critical in long-term care. Skill and accuracy in completing the MDS is gaining even more Read More »
With the emphasis today on accurate MDS coding, proper reimbursement, and complete and timely documentation, having an effective and ef-ficient Read More »
Q: Regarding Significant Change in Status Assessments (SCSA): The RAI User's Manual states that improvement or decline would be in two or more of Read More »
Skin Care Lantiseptic® skin care products, available from Links Medical Products, Inc., provide skin barrier protection for incontinence. They are Read More »
Infection control is one of four quality measures that state regulators assess on annual review surveys in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Read More »
Survey survival” within the January 2007 revisions of the State Operations Manual (SOM) will most often require substantial policy, procedural, and Read More »
In the Medical Records world, I have come across a variety of documentation species. Some are more dangerous than others. A number of them can sink Read More »
Preparing questions for the Olympians HIPAA Olympians at the front desk After the HIPAA security and privacy laws were passed, we poised ourselves Read More »
Don’t look now, but HIPAA has some regulatory teeth. On second thought, please do review the following to make sure you’re in compliance and not Read More »
Q: What is AANAC and how do I get my questions answered on the Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (RAI/MDS)?A: The American Association Read More »
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FDA bed safety guidance: Mitigating riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Read More »
BY JOSHUA D. NATHAN Preparing for disastersWith key ingredients, the prescription is easy With a new hurricane season bearing down and memories of Read More »
