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Shot in the Arm for Transfusion Procedures

Anemia, Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Resident, Risk
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
How can a facility send anemic patients out for blood transfusions without having them admitted to the hospital? This was the challenge Hebrew Home at Riverdale in Bronx, NY, faced, and medical director Zachary Palace, MD, CMD, discovered that some...

For This Medical Student, Program Opens Minds and Doors

Spotlight
Dementia, Patient Centered, Quality, Improvement
August 12, 2016
“A lot of people related to the project on a personal level—they have loved ones who they think could benefit from it. Other people wanted to implement something similar in their own facilities," says Daniel Goltz. Goltz, though still in medical...

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 19, 2016
The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that provides comprehensive medical and social services that enable older adults to live in the community instead of a nursing home or other care facility...

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice: Public Comment Period Ends September 1

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
The public has until September 1 to comment on the revised Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information collection requirements are not effective until approved under a valid Office of...

CMS Updates Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Ratings

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
On August 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the popular Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Ratings to incorporate new measures. These new measures look at successful discharges, emergency visits, and re-...

Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections - 8/10 Update

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Medication
August 10, 2016
FDA released an updated statement including a voluntary recallExternal Web Site Icon of all of liquid products manufactured by PharmaTech and distributed by: Rugby, Major, Bayshore, Metron, Centurion, and Virtus. Read more .

August 5, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Advance Care Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Opioids, Pain Management, Payment, Quality, Improvement, Organizations
August 5, 2016
Spotlight: Pain Relief for Practitioners - The Latest Word on Evolving Issue HPA: CMS PQRS Feedback Reports and Informal Review Process for Program Year 2015 Results Call, Miss Any of the Society's Popular Policy Webinars?

July 29, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
July 29, 2016
Spotlight: Educator Gives Futures Program An 'A' HPA: SNF Readmission Measure - Top 10 Things You Should Know, IMPACT Act Call: Audio Recordings and Transcript Now Available from CMS

July 22, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Cardiovascular Health, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Federal Regulations, Pressure Ulcers
July 22, 2016
Spotlight: Question Leads to Poster, Poster Leads to Top Honor HPA: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Improvements in Nursing Homes, IMPACT Act Call: Recording and Transcript Now Available from CMS, PBJ Reporting Has Begun UPDATE - Multistate...

July 15, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Infections, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Opioids, Pain Management, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Quality, Improvement, Urinary Incontinence
July 15, 2016
Spotlight: QI Awards Give Practitioners Vision to See Issues Clearly and Focus on Change HPA: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2017 Released; Congress Passes Opioid Legislation Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia Cepacia Infections