Dear Dr. Steve: While I participate in my facility’s quality improvement efforts, I am puzzled about the approach. It seems to be almost exclusively based on survey issues and CMS quality measures. The staff and management seem to want to stick...
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is a membership association that was founded in 1969 to represent pharmacists and other health care professionals who work with older adults. ASCP’s mission is “to promote healthy aging by...
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.— Thomas CarlyleA man travels many miles to consult the wisest guru in the land. When he arrives, he asks the wise man, “Oh, wise guru, what is the secret of a happy life?”“Good...
Mrs. M is a 92-year-old woman residing in an assisted living community. Her medical history includes hypertension, gout, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and melanoma with invasion into the parotid gland; she has had removal of a...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information to the doctors and clinicians section of the Medicare Care Compare site ( https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ ). Care...
During the past two years, many practitioners and clinical leaders have worked tirelessly to help their colleagues combat the pandemic. Their leadership, commitment, compassion, and energy have been profound. The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-...
In May 2020 I graduated from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and prepared as an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. For most of my degree I had worked hard and was ready to take...
