ABSTRACT
Federal requirements in November 2017 call on long term care centers to have a program in place. Will providers be ready?
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Antimicrobial Stewardship , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Long-Term Care , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
Educating employees, making sure they demonstrate proper lift techniques, and providing adequate equipment are key in fostering safety.
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Occupational Health , Safety Management , Skilled Nursing Facilities , Workplace , Humans , Organizational Culture , Organizational PolicyABSTRACT
It's hard for patients, family members, and clinicians to talk about a possible catastrophic event, but it could forestall added anxiety down the road.
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Advance Directives , Choice Behavior , Anxiety/prevention & control , HumansABSTRACT
The latest Census Bureau figures on the number of uninsured Americans gave more fuel to those behind the new healthcare law. The statistics show 50.7 million had no health insurance in 2009. "The economic downturn has affected everyone so it is not surprising that more people are without insurance," says Richard Umbdenstock, left, of the AHA.
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Health Care Reform/economics , Insurance Coverage/statistics & numerical data , Medically Uninsured/statistics & numerical data , Economic Recession , Health Care Costs , Health Care Reform/legislation & jurisprudence , Humans , Insurance Coverage/economics , Insurance Coverage/legislation & jurisprudence , Politics , United StatesSubject(s)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./legislation & jurisprudence , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/legislation & jurisprudence , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./economics , Hospitalists/economics , Humans , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/economics , United States , WorkforceABSTRACT
As the pieces of reform are falling into place, providers are worried about the effect a new board will have on payments. While hospitals are exempt from Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations until 2019, they're worried how changes to payment to other sectors will affect the system as the era of accountable care organizations dawns. "We need fair payment for primary-care doctors," says Herbert Pardes, left, of New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
