This podcast features a roundtable discussion with University of Maryland Nurse Practitoner Doctoral candidates: Nadia Khan, MPH, BSN, RN, Lauren Meekins, RN, and Venessa Ohakam, NP. Template for an Antibiotic Stewardship Policy for PALTC Settings...
In this podcast , Kamal Wagle, MD, MPH, CMD; Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, and John Derr, RPh discuss deprescribing, patient cost, the 'prescription cascade', and the complexities of controlling prescriptions thru the spectrum of patient care...
This week, the House Energy & Commerce Committee passed 25 opioid related pieces of legislation to the floor of the House of Representatives. This was just the first of two mark-up hearings the committee will have on whether to send more than 50...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Steven Buslovich, MD, MSHCPM, is not just a geriatrician. Some, he says, call him a “born geriatrician.” So it’s only fitting that someone so passionate about his work would develop innovative technology to improve...
DR. JAGGARD DISCUSSES ADVANCE CARE PLANNING ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP) SERIES A valuable tool in assisting patients and their families in navigating the decisions required for advance care planning in the long-term care, assisted living and other...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week the appointment of 28 members to the new Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was established to propose updates to best...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 27, 2018 to overhaul the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The rule would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Think about having a difficult conversation with someone where they may get upset or angry. It makes you tense and anxious just thinking about it. An upcoming Society webinar is designed to ease this stress and...
This week House and Senate committees focused on opioid legislation packages. The Senate health committee voted unanimously in favor of a package, which includes 40 bills from 38 senators. The health committee's legislation, Opioid Crisis Response...
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an overhaul and streamlining effort to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for hospitals as well as for the Advancing Care Information performance category...
