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Nursing Care
Telemedicine and Delaying Hospitalization
When should a skilled nursing facility, a type of long-term care provider, transfer patients to hospitals? The answer seems simple: when it is medically necessary. But in reality, a whole host of other factors comes into play—money being a major one. Also, transfers are difficult on patients and should be avoided unless essential. So what can remedy the problem? A Boston Globe article in early July pointed out how a study funded by the National Institute on Aging presented...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Flu (Shot) and You
The other day I realized that summer was over when I noticed my local drugstore’s windows piled high with holiday merchandise. Yes, it’s that time again. The weather is changing and the days are getting shorter. Leaves are turning red and orange and falling, accumulating in annoying blankets on the front lawn. And, lest we forget, the onslaught of TV announcements urging us to get our flu shots has begun. Since a wave of unreliable studies on the efficacy of...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Check Out What’s Happening in Michigan
According to this August 10, 2006 article in the Detroit Free Press, six individuals in Michigan were charged with falsifying their criminal records in employment applications to four separate skilled nursing facilities. One of the accused is a licensed practical nurse. Scary? Yes! Michigan law bars felons from employment in nursing facilities for fifteen years for a felony charge and ten for a misdemeanor. And another law just passed in April makes it criminal for a facility not to...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Do SNF Regulations Really Work?
As Consumer Reports’ recent findings on skilled nursing facilities point out, the worst of the worst nursing homes are still in operation. According to the data, many of the state agencies that oversee skilled nursing facilities fail to correct problems or ensure that facilities meet basic criteria. In fact, Consumer Reports goes so far as to posit that “through its influence in politics, the [skilled nursing] industry has whittled down the protections of the 1987 nursing home reform law.”...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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