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Over the past 17 years we’ve posed this same question to hundreds of executives. Invariably, their greatest challenges remain the same. This is what executives say weighs most heavily on their minds: how do I manage employees’ performance, what can we do to retain our talent pool, how do we keep our current customers happy and how can we increase our revenues?
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Extended Care News on the Web is a comprehensive resource for clinical information on geriatric medicine and long-term care as well as Care Center. We hope the articles below provide timely information for your practice.
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Spotlight Interview: Riverview Lutheran Care Center
Interview with Camas Lenz
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MIST Therapy® System: Thoughts on Therapy
Editor?s note: ?MIST Therapy® System: Thoughts on Therapy? is brought to you by an educational grant from Celleration®, Inc. The opinions and statements herein are specific to the author and not necessarily those of Celleration, Inc., ECPN, or HMP Communications, LLC.
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Replacing Restraints with Electronic Sensing Reduces Resident Falls and Enhances Patient Dignity
Historically, physical restraints were used to try to keep residents safe in healthcare facilities. Bed rails have proved particularly onerous. The challenge is to manage the risk and reduce the incidents.4 With the previous system, people actually injured themselves in the struggle to detach from it.
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June 2007
“Since returning from the conference, I’ve shared the information with my company peers and Director of Operations,” said Stuever. ” The most common sentiment, though, was of the value of bringing providers and regulators to the same table. Visit www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/snfpps or the Federal Register to view a full copy of the proposed rule.
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A Web-Based Solution for Operational Management
? Enter the Achieve Matrix®, a Web-based solution designed to manage the long-term care facility? Administrators will find the software helpful to manage facilities, says Giddings. ?
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Averting a Care Crisis
With our aging population poised to create a nursing staff shortage, facilities will be wise to focus on nursing staff development and retention.
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January/February 2005
The J code established for GRAFTJACKET Matrix is defined under the Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), which CMS administers. For more information, visit http://www.wmt.com. EHOB Seeks Participants for Product Trial Severely overweight people occasionally have difficulty getting the healthcare that others take for granted. &...
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May 8-9, 2008
The Symposium on Regulatory Issues for Management in Long-Term Care is the only conference to provide details regarding new federal regulations that will directly impact the delivery of services in long-term care. Special emphasis includes reimbursement strategies to maximize profits, as well as insights into new initiatives by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). |
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 Targeting the Science Within WoundsOnline Version
PDF VersionCME, CPME & CE-Accredited Activity Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Podiatrists
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Chronic wound management is a billion dollar industry in this country. Healthcare professionals, regardless of level of expertise or practice setting, must be able to provide quality, cost effective care based on national standards of practice. | Learn More
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