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Extended Care Product News - ISSN: 0895-2906 - Volume 115 - Issue 1 - January 2007

ECPN Commerce: January/February 2007

Editor's Message: New Year, New Items
Ryan Dougherty

Executive Summary: Bed Entrapment: Risks and Solutions
Gregg Dohmen

Feature: Navigating the Medicare Modernization Act
Joseph Gruber, RPH, CGP, FASCP
What are Medication Therapy Management Programs (MTMPs), which issues impede their implementation, and how can they boost care quality?

Preventing the Spread of Infection from Healthcare Workers to Residents
Linda L. Spaulding, RNC, CIC
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Understanding Skin Tears: the “Whys” and “Hows”
Janet L. Jones, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, DAPWCA
Although skin tears are difficult to prevent and treat, caregivers can limit their impact by adhering to a few key objectives.

MDS: Minimum Data Set
Candace Errek, MS, CRC, CPDM, and Carol Richelson, RN, MS, WOCN

New Products: January/February 2007

News and Trends: January/February 2007

Nutrition: Planning a Year of Food-Related Events
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N

Special Focus: Long-Term Care Conference to Build on Last Year's Success
Ryan Dougherty

MIST Therapy^® System: Thoughts on Therapy
Kristen Thurman, PT, CWS
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.

Wandering/Fall Management: Strategies for Monitoring Fall Risk, Part 2
Rein Tideiksaar, PhD

Note: Healthcare regulations discussed in archived articles may have changed since publication in ECPN. For the latest information, visit www.cms.hhs.gov.

Regulatory News

	CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDANCE: THE UTILIZATION OF ADJUSTABLE LOW BEDS IN THE PREVENTION OF FALLS AND INJURIOUS FALLS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
	Fall Management Technology: Can a New Generation Position Monitor Assist with F-Tag 323 Compliance?
	Using Medications Appropriately
	Creating a Culture of Safety
	Answering Skin and Wound Questions
	Medicare Enhances QIO Program Oversight

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