In nursing homes (NHs), the ability to provide comprehensive psychiatric and behavioral health care including evidence-based medication prescribing has been outpaced by the rising prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI).1 The average number of...
Back in 2007, an old friend called me for some advice about his father. I have known Brian since college. We were roommates in graduate school. He got his MBA at Wharton while I was in medical school. Our kids are the same age. He lives in my old...
It’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a health care workforce crisis. The severe shortage of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers can be felt across the care continuum, from hospitals and primary care providers to...
Aprescriber, who has been asked by the nurse to address diagnoses on admission for several residents, replies, “I will get to that when I have time.” But the nurse explains that prompt, accurate diagnosis coding helps to ensure accurate care...
When I ran Skilled Nursing News, a trade publication covering the finance and business side of post-acute and long-term care, there was one reliable topic that would always boost website traffic: any new data about home health agencies capturing an...
There is a sense of completeness in caring for older adults. I get to help them later in life, just like they helped me growing up. My grandparents and I lived under one roof for the first 18 years of my life. As I helped them with minor tasks...
