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MDS 3.0 Implementation Date Postponed for 2 Years RAI Manual UpdatedImmediate Jeopardy Citations Rise 22% Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings CMS Publishes “Worst Offender” List MDS 3.0 Implementation Date Postponed for 2 Years Nursing Home Room Cost Averages $78,000 per year CMS to Look Closer at MDS and Care Plan Accuracy in 2008 At Many Homes, More Profit and Less NursingRevised Paid Feeding Assistant Regulations Released Facilities will be Charged for Survey Revisits New CPR Promises Better Results by Compressing AbdomenProof Still Needed for Flu injections At Many Homes, More Profit and Less NursingRevised Guidance for Accidents and Supervision Therapy Evaluations Must be Done in the SNF to Qualify for Coverage HIPPA Confusion Revisions to Its Isolation Precautions DAVE Tip Sheet for MDS Item K5aTerms Defined for Restraint RegulationsSurvey Fees Proposed for Facilities Not in Compliance June 5, 2007
OSHA to Target Nursing HomesPressure Ulcer Stages Revised by NPUAPSeniors Unfairly Stereotyped as Grouchy and Frail Report Projects Future Need for Long-Term CareRNs Number More Than 2 Million in 2006, Report Finds Nursing Home Oversight Lax, Report Shows Nursing Home Resident Falls Don't Increase With Bed-Rail Removal
Medicinal Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements Revisions to the RAI User’s Manual for MDS 2.0, Effective March 2007 CMS Releases 2007 Work Plan for Medicare Nursing AllNurses.com’s Long Term Care Forum Bush to Cut Funding for Nursing Education in 2008 Budget Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Spell of Illness Quick Reference Chart How Universal Health Care Coverage Would Work Take a Look at Your Facility from a Family Member’s Perspective Pet Therapy – Healing, Recovery, and Love Occupational Stress in Nursing Volunteer Nursing Revised Restraints Regulations Doctors Sent to Penmanship Classes Heartburn Drugs Raise Risk Of Hip Fractures
Brain Training Can Have Lasting BenefitsMemory Matters Age-Related Macular Degeneration The New Revised Guidance for Medications A Look at Med PassesT Safety Alert for Effexor CMS Proposes to Require All Nursing Homes to Install SprinklersCMS Releases New Draft Version of MDS 3.0 New ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
Oct. 3, 2006CMS Releases New Draft Version of MDS 3.0 New CMS Page for NPI InformationStudent Immerses Herself in Nursing Home Urinary Catheter Care for Older Adults
10 Signs Your Quality Efforts for Depression May Not Be Working Dave 2 Results
Boomers' Tastes Add Urgency to Reshaping Long-Term Care
The Hidden Challenge of Managing Hyperglycemia in Long-Term Care Settings
RN to BSN - Career Benefits and Education Options
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips
Geriatric Nursing References
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
New Nursing Home Quality Program
Unneeded Hospitalizations
Drug Errors
Prevention of Falls in Older Persons
Revised Surveyor Guidance for Assessment and Management of Pain is Coming Soon
New Medicaid Law May Cause Loss of Benefits for Many Americans
Depression Boosts Aggression in Demented ElderlyCharacteristics of Caregivers May Increase Symptoms in Dementia ResidentsQIO LocatorCMS Cautions Against Influencing Residents Toward Specific Medicare Part D Plans Provision in Immigration Bill Will Remove Limit on Number of Nurses Who Can Immigrate One Fourth of Older Patients Receive Catheters for no Reason
Pharmaceutical Industry Promotes New Definition of High Blood PressureCMS Best Practices Guidelines Dave 2 Fact Sheet Nursing Home Culture Change Ideas New Activities Guidelines New Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide CMS Orders Changes for Unused MedicationsNew Quality Assessment and Assurance GuidelinesQuality Assurance Programs and Pressure Ulcers Nursing Shortage Facts Pertussis Vaccination Pain Management Nurses Report Problems with New Prescription Drug Plan MDS OBRA Assessment Scheduling Tool for 2006 The Revised QI / QM Reports Using Medication Reconciliation to Prevent Errors CMS Website Changes
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