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Long-Term Care Survey Alert
Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 12
Special Focus:
Revised survey guidance--Avoid A Bitter Survey Pill: Give Your Medication And Pharmacy Services A Checkup
Use this 5-point checklist to comply with revised survey guidance. If your head is swimmi...
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CLIP & SAVE:
Check Out These 3 Medication-Related Immediate Jeopardy Examples
Could these scenarios happen in your facility? The revised survey guidance for the followi...
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CLINICAL TOOL:
Track Coumadin Trends To Detect A Need For Dosage Adjustment, Intervention
Facilities can use this form to see the big picture. ...
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MEDICATION MANAGEMENT:
Sidestep Unnecessary Drugs And F329 Tags
Get your interdisciplinary team marching to this best-practice regimen. When prescribing m...
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CARE PLANNING; 2 Inside Tips For Care Planning A Resident's Behavioral Sx
Combine data analysis, creativity to improve resident well-being. Understanding residents'...
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CASE STUDY:
Field-Tested System Heads Off Falls And Improves Clinical Outcomes
Consider this facility's wellness-focused approach. Looking for a fun way to reduce reside...
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PATIENT SAFETY:
Don't Take A Survey Tumble For Falls
F tag-proof your facility with these 3 strategies. Whether your facility takes the rap for...
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STAFF DEVELOPEMENT:
Get Physicians, Nurses On The Same PageIn Responding To Acute Care Needs
Here's how to bridge the communication gap between docs, nurses. Nurses represent the phys...
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
Sharpen Your 'Illness Identification' Skills
Hint: Suspicion is your friend when evaluating common Sx. Sometimes a common symptom such ...
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WHAT DO YOU THINK? Can You Use The POC To Rebut Deficiencies?
The answer may be yes, if .... To argue or not to argue in the plan of correction that the...
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CLIP & SAVE:
Connect The Dots When Assessing Aggressive/Combative Behavior
Consider using this faxable form to gather assessment data for physicians....
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
--Have you checked out the draft MDS 3.0? The revamped instrument requires staff to use a ...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 11
SURVEY MANAGEMENT ~ 5 Key Strategies Give You A Protective Edge In A Negative Media Event
Develop a media management plan before reporters are banging on the door. You know that ev...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Beware--Media Coverage Can Spark Press, Survey Woes For All Facilities
The best strategy: Be prepared. If you read a negative story about a nursing home and brea...
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QUALITY OF CARE ~ Is It Delirium? The CAM Can Zoom In On The Problem
Consider adding the "Confusion Assessment Method" to your toolbox. You need to identify a ...
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ASSESSMENT TOOL ~ This Handy Assessment Can Detect Delirium
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SPECIAL FOCUS ~ Make Your Plan Of Correction A Ticket To Get Out Of F Tags Fast
Follow these 5 rules to error-proof your POC. So ... the survey's over, you just got the C...
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What Do You Think? ~ Should You Use The POC To Rebut Deficiencies?
Know the bottom line on this potential strategy. To argue or not to argue in your plan of ...
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SPECIAL FOCUS ~ Keep Track Of Your Plan Of Correction
Organization is the name of the game for getting back into compliance....
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RESIDENT CARE ~ Don't Put The Iron Before The Anemia Diagnosis
This mistake is one you definitely don't want to make. Automatically ordering iron for res...
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PAIN MANAGEMENT ~ Safely Vanquish Serious Chronic Pain With A Drug That Costs Pennies A Pill
Capitalize on the upsides of methadone while mitigating the risks. Methadone can be just w...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE ~ Watch Out For These Drugs In Patients Taking Methadone
Give the physician a heads up about these meds. A patient taking methadone and any one of ...
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PATIENT SAFETY ~ Communication Pitfalls At Shift Change Can Gear You Up For Serious F Tags
Make sure caregivers have the info they need to provide safe care. An F tag is often in th...
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What Do You Think? ~ Do The Regs Practically Forbid Restraining Residents?
The answer is no, not if ... Facilities should definitely show restraint when restraining ...
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SURVEY NEWS
If you think surveyors have to observe med preparation and administration before they can ...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 10
Pressure Ulcer Prevention:
Reposition Your Skin Program With These Wheelchair Repositioning Strategies
Prevent decubs and F314 tags -- and save staffing time.You probably already have a tu...
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Survey Management:
Cut Off These 23 F Tags At The Pass
Teach staff to identify problems in real time.Achieving a clean survey requires a daily te...
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Best practices:
Let The Evidence Be Your Guide For Diagnosing, Managing Pneumonia
Breathe easier with a best-practice plan for tackling this serious condition.Talk about wa...
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Pain Management:
Rein In Pain Before Surveyors Pull You Up Short
Follow these 5 expert pain med management strategies.What your attending physicians don't ...
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Medication Management:
Resident Taking Opioid Medication? Preempt This Sentinel Event
Simple prevention can protect your residents and survey record. Physicians who use opioids...
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Navigate The Pneumonia Care Decision Tree
You won't be out on a limb if you follow best practices.Source:Evidence-based guidelines f...
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Survey Management:
Don't Let Inadequate Pain Management Be A Ticket For F501 Citations
The buck stops with the medical director for ensuring resident comfort.Your facility will ...
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Resident Assessment:
Get A Jumpstart On Your Pain Assessments
The draft F309 survey guidance suggests using this approach.If you're looking for a little...
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Care Planning:
Rehab Your Therapy Program Before Your Survey Record Needs Rehabbing
Take this quick test and shore up your program if it's on the track to F tags.If your faci...
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Clinical Tip:
A Pictorial Symbol At The Bedside Can Stave Off Injuries
This simple strategy can communicate ADL needs at a glance.Caregivers who try to lift or s...
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Quality Improvement:
Walking In Your Cognitively Impaired Residents' Shoes Can Create A New Rehab Therapy Path
See where this empathy-building exercise leads your rehab and ADL care. Experiencing how r...
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Survey & Clinical News
Revisions to F371 (sanitary conditions) are cooking right along. The Centers for Medicare ...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 9
QUALITY OF CARE:
Catch Residents Falling Short Of Rehab Goals
Detect these clinical impediments to effective therapy.Your survey will hit a tailspin if ...
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PAIN MANAGEMENT:
Vanquish F309 Tags For Failing To Manage Rehab Residents' Pain
Ferret out the nature of a resident's pain so you can individualize treatment.You've heard...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Read The Sign Posts Of Pain
Otherwise, you may be posting a CMS 2567 with F309 tags.Source: Provided courtesy of...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Take Your Survey Fate In Hand With This Preemptive Plan
Anticipate and fix these key vulnerabilities.Sometimes your survey outcome is the luck of ...
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STAFF MANAGEMENT:
3 Ways To Rein In The 'Loose Cannons' Long Before The Survey
Don't let your own staff undo the facility.You know that staff with loose lips or an axe t...
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QUALITY OF CARE:
Outmaneuver Common Obstacles To Rehabbing Residents With Dementia
Enlist cooperation, prevent behavioral symptoms.A few smart moves can make all the differe...
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RESTRAINT REDUCTION:
Education Provides The Best Medicine For Eliminating Restraints
Help residents, families--and staff--buy into restraint reduction.Some of the best quality...
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CASE STUDY:
Find Out How One Facility Challenged An H-Level Deficiency At IDR
Accepting a deficiency doesn't always mean buying the whole enchilada.Certain deficiencies...
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PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE:
Depression And Hopelessness Can Cripple Your Rehab Patients
Rekindling can ignite motivation.Depression and hopelessness can derail a resident's rehab...
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
Is your facility incorporating these principles of care for patients with Alzheimer's dise...
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READER QUESTION:
Take A Look At Benefits, Risk Of Video Surveillance
Question: What are the pros and cons of facilities implementing video surveillance of comm...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 8
SURVEY PREPARATION:
5 Surveyor Tactics Can Trap You Into F Tags
Don't let surveyors bait you into making statements that end up on the SOD.All's not fair ...
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SURVEY CASE STUDY:
An Interdisciplinary Approach To The MDS Can Pay Off In Spades
Here's how one facility's team approach staved off an F tag.He or she who knows the most i...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Tame Your Worst Survey Nightmare Before, During And After It Happens
Foresight and fast action can save you from the unforeseen.You can't always prevent a wors...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Know When An F Tag Doesn't Mean All Is Lost
If you've met the regs, you may prevail at IDR.You have to know when to hold and when to f...
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS:
Shore Up Your Emergency Preparation Before A Disaster Or Survey Forces You To
The time to decide how to respond to storms, fires, floods ... is now.What you don't antic...
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DISASTER PLANNING 101:
Don't Leave Answers To These 4 Key Questions Hanging In The Wind
Think through these "what ifs" before it's too late.When a disaster strikes, staff and res...
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INFECTION CONTROL:
Enlist Staff To Hait Methicillin-Resistant Staph
These simple strategies will go a long way to lower your infection rates.If you're looking...
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NURSING PRACTICE:
Inject Some Best Practices Into Your Z-Track Technique For Iron Replacement Rx
Skin staining, abscesses can result if you don't follow the right procedure.Picture this: ...
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NURSING PRACTICE:
Ready, Set--Update Your Nursing Procedures
Mini-QI projects can create major gains.You want to perform nursing procedures "by the boo...
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ACTIVITIES CARE PLANNING:
Develop 'Activities Bins' Geared To Residents At Different Functional Levels
Use a simple set of supplies to create a make-believe day at the beach.Organization is the...
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HIPAA TOOL:
Know When You Can Disclose PHI For Public Health Emergency Preparedness
This chart takes you through the HIPAA info flow.Source: Department of Health and Hu...
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
Double-check how much acetaminophen (Tylenol) your residents are really receiving. It may ...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 7
REVISED SURVEY GUIDANCE:
Get With CMS' Plan--Integrate Activities Into The Resident's Total Plan Of Care
Hint: Think of activities as part of the big picture.As John Donne famously said, "No...
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QUALITY OF LIFE:
Help Your Facility Make The Grade With Its Activities Programming
Use this checklist to get your program in shape before the next survey.You want your activ...
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WOUND CARE:
Boost Positive Outcomes For Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Outline and follow the do's and don'ts for this expensive therapy.If your facility uses ne...
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RISK MANAGEMENT:
Cognitive Impairment QI On The Rise? Give Your Overall Care Approach And Environment A Check-Up
If you don't, you're setting your facility up for a survey fall.Think of a high cognitive ...
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MDS ACCURACY:
Undo Inaccurate MDS Coding That Skews The Cognitive Impairment QI
Before you start chasing a high QI, take a deep breath and a step backwards.Your smartest ...
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RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
These Best Practices Will Help You Evaluate, Care Plan A Resident Triggering On The Cognitive Impairment QI
Identify what's wrong so you can help.If you don't assess and care plan each resident trig...
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RAI COMPLIANCE:
Determine Whether To Do A Sig Change
Here's what the RAI manual says to consider.If surveyors see you've coded a resident on th...
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YOU BE THE SURVEYOR:
Determine The Level Of Severity For These Negative Psychosocial Outcomes
Find out how surveyors might cite 3 common scenarios.Here are the answers to last month's ...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Use This Calendar Form To Capture A Resident's Activities
Back-up documentation can head off survey woes....
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Continued
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
Ready for a new F tag for deficiencies in posting nursing staffing information? The Center...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 6
SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
A Negative Psychosocial Outcome + A Deficient Practice = A Potential Survey Disaster
Here's what surveyors will target starting June 1.The new Psychosocial Outcome Severity Gu...
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PROGRAM EVALUATION:
Find Out If Your Psychosocial Care Needs Revamping
Follow this five-point guide to F-tag proof your facility.With the new Psychosocial Severi...
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You Be The Surveyor:
Determine The Level Of Severity For These Negative Psychosocial Outcomes
Find out how CMS would cite 3 common scenarios.Put on your surveyor's cap and determine th...
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QUALITY OF CARE:
To Get a Clean Survey, Use Evidence-Based Bathing Practices
Surveyors will be looking for 'person centered' bathing.If you think suds and a regular tu...
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WOUND CARE:
Put Vascular Ulcers On The Fast Track To Healing
Check out these surprisingly simple solutions to greatly improve wound care.Using the righ...
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Compression Therapy Options
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RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Address 'Health Literacy' Before Surveyors Write You Up
Make sure staff, residents/families are on the same page.As the concept of "health literac...
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RISK MANAGEMENT:
Implement Systems To Prevent Deadly Tubing Misconnection Errors
If you think it can't happen, your residents are at higher risk for mix-ups.Picture this: ...
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PATIENT SAFETY:
Should You Color Code Tubes And Catheters To Prevent Tubing Misconnection Errors?
Find out about these little-known pitfalls.Some safety experts suggest using color-coded t...
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What Do You Think? Is Forbidding Unmarried Sex Or Mandatory STD Screening Verboten In Nursing Homes?
Here are the answers to last month's questions on resident sexuality and mandatory STD scr...
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SURVEY NEWS
Ready for more revised F tags? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently r...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 5
QUALITY OF CARE:
Nail Down Wound Dx Before Surveyors Nail You With F314 Or F309 Tags
Follow these key clues that pressure isn't the culprit in creating a wound.Surveyors often...
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WOUND PREVENTION:
If The Shoe Doesn't Fit...The Resident Could Get A Diabetic Ulcer
2 ways to keep your diabetic residents from getting foot ulcers.A hard-to-heal foot ulcer ...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Use A Risk Management Approach To Address Residents' Sexuality
Following the right policies and procedures can stave off a survey disaster.Does your faci...
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RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Ask The Right Questions To Answer Whether Residents Can Consent To Sex
Follow this model to document residents' decision-making ability.If you don't really know ...
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What Do You Think?
How Much Leeway Does A Facility Have To Impose Requirements Governing Resident Sexual Beha...
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TEST YOURSELF:
How Would Your Team Handle This Scenario Involving Resident Sexuality?
The right care plan can support residents' rights and keep them safe.Talk about a juggling...
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PAIN MANAGEMENT:
What You Don't Know About Your Pain QMs Can Hurt Your Facility
6 ways to stay a step ahead of pain and F tags in your facility.The pain quality measures ...
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RESIDENT SAFETY:
Fall Rate Going Up? Go To The Source To Get The Lowdown
Staff may have the elusive answers.Ask and you will often get answers that can explain and...
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CASE STUDY:
How To Think Outside The Pharmacological Box To Provide Optimal Pain Relief
Take notes on this facility's best practice pain management strategies.An effective pain m...
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QUALITY OF CARE:
Keep Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan From Breaking Down
2 simple tips can spell success in assessing, preventing decubiti.To keep your pressure ul...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Give Your Facility's Pain Assessment A Check-Up
Are your pain assessments covering these critical bases?...
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
Nursing facilities that assume "shelter in place" is the way to go in most emergencies cou...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 4
SURVEY UPDATE:
What You Need To Know Now About The New Slate Of Revised F Tags
Surveyors will be ready to roll with new interpretive guidance on June 1.If you were plann...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Use Revised Survey Guidance To Scope Out Scope and Severity
Find out what CMS considers actual harm and immediate jeopardy.What's good for the surveyo...
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RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Sidestep Blame For Skin Breakdown That Occurred In Another Setting
You have some wiggle room at F314 to avoid citations.Just because your nursing facility "i...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Get Your Medical Director Involved At Every Step Of The Survey Process
Here's how to cut off F501 tags at the get-go.How involved is your medical director in man...
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Survey Tip:
Know When To Do A Pre-Exit
Hint: Don't save the worst for last.A pre-exit interview can help turn around a surve...
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QUALITY OF CARE:
Go On A Quest For The Best--Develop Top-Notch Nursing Policies And Procedures
7 ways to keep a step ahead of the latest evidence-based practices.You want to do nursing ...
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QUALITY OF CARE:
The Wrong Nursing Policies/Procedures Can Ladle Up A Numeric Soup Of F Tags
Keep your eye on these requirements.If your policy and procedure manual doesn't spell out ...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Don't Get Stuck With An F328 Tag For Faulty Injections
Would your facility pass this survey probe?In evaluating your compliance with F328, survey...
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RISK MANAGEMENT:
Master Medication Reconciliation--Or Reconcile Yourself To Survey Citations
Jump on the bandwagon of this safety practice before it's too late.If your facility thinks...
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PATIENT SAFETY:
Could This Patient Safety Nightmare Be A Discharge Away?
Failing to reconcile a patient's meds could result in a liability wake-up call.Picture thi...
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MEDICATION MANAGEMENT:
Too Many Of These Drugs Can Add Up To Anticholinergic Toxicity
If a resident develops delirium or confusion, review his meds.One medication with antichol...
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CLIP 'N' SAVE:
Check Out This One-Page Form For Medication Reconciliation
Simple is better to ensure staff have time to identify all of a resident's meds....
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SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
Will DAVE 2 be likely to report you for potential survey violations? DAVE will report indi...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 3
SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Walk The Survey Tightrope With Policies That Don't Trip You Up
Hint: Find out why and when less may be better.You want staff to be on the same page...
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Prevent Breakdowns In Your Skin Program That Can Lead To F314 Tags
4-part plan keeps your survey record clear when residents develop decubiti.Rule one for pr...
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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:
Do Your Abuse And Neglect Policies Imperil Your Nursing Facility?
Follow this blueprint for what to include and forego.They say the cover-up is what gets pe...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Know The Definition Of An Injury Of Unknown Source
Otherwise, you could end up over-reporting.Guessing at definitions for reportable injuries...
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Use Early Pressure Ulcers As An Early Warning Sign
Here's why you should keep tabs on the prevalence of Stage I and II decubiti."Bigger ...
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RISK MANAGEMENT:
Evaluate Residents' Ability To Get Up And Go
This simple test can identify residents at increased risk of taking a tumble.Taking the ti...
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RAI COMPLIANCE:
Detect This RAI Compliance Shortcoming Before Surveyors Pull You Up Short
This strategy can tell whether a quarterly should be a sig change assessment.There's only ...
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What Do You Think? To Do Or Not To Do A Sig Change After Re-hospitalization
Question: Is a facility that doesn't do a significant change in status assessment for a re...
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RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Head Off Declines In Mobility, ADLs Before They Trigger The QI/QM
2 tips to keep your QIs/QMs in line.Prevention is always the best medicine for residents. ...
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SURVEY NEWS
If you're expecting surveyors to give you a break on how well you're managing resident's p...
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Check Out This Pressure Ulcer Assessment Tool
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FALL PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT:
Stay One Step Ahead Of Risk Of Falls And Fall-Related Injuries
Head off a survey spill with these 3 strategies.True or false? A facility can prevent almo...
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RISK MANAGEMENT:
Target These 4 Modifiable Risks For Falls
Some of these risk factors may surprise you.Your best bet for reducing falls is to id...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 2
SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Be Survey Savvy: Master The Intricacies Of Managing Part D
Follow these steps from admission to exception requests.Nursing facilities that don't have...
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What Do You Think?
Question: What do government authorities consider to be "plan steering" under Part D and i...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Don't Let Drug Formulary Changes Become A Formula For F Tags
CMS surveyor training lays down the gauntlet for facilities under Part D.If you see Part D...
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Know What's Covered And Not Under Part D
Some drugs are covered by Part D and Part B.Drug Formularies Under Part D What is covered?...
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Staff Management:
Spot 'Em Before You Got 'Em -- Troublemaking Employees, That Is
3 warning signs you should never ignore during the job interview.To keep your facility fre...
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Quality of Care:
Snooze On Hypnotic Use And You Will Lose On Your Next Survey
Follow this QA checklist to avoid a rude awakening.The answer to why a resident may not be...
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Quality Assurance:
Earn A 'High Five' From Surveyors On Your QIs
Keep an eye on prevalence of hypnotic use and related negative outcomes.Your quality indic...
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Patient Safety:
To Manage Accidental Poisoning, Know How To Define One -- And Whom To Call
Here's how to avoid dialing up a liability disaster.Every minute counts when a resident ha...
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End-of-life Care:
Design Your Activities Program To Meet Palliative Care Needs
Follow this facility's lead in offering a mix of activities.If there's an inside secret to...
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Risk Management:
Don't Drop The Patient Safety Ball During The 'Hand Off'
Prevent communication slip-ups at these 2 common transitions in care.Managing how well you...
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Risk Management:
Get A Grip On Standardizing 'Hand Off' Communications
Time for a huddle to get your team acting in tandem.If you picture the interdisciplinary s...
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Risk Management:
Go By The Book--Capture, Home In On Critical Resident Care Information
Head off charges of failure to respond to residents' needs in time.The last thing you want...
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Achieve A Winning Patient Safety Record: Know And Go For The Goals
Find out what's on JCAHO's list for 2006.Here's one list you want to post to make sure you...
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Nail Down The Options For Obtaining Exceptions To Part D Plan Formularies
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Survey News To Use
Ready for DAVE 2? Just when facilities thought DAVE was a done deal, the Centers for Medic...
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Long Term Care Survey Alert - 2006; Volume 8, Number 1
WOUND CARE UPDATE:
Put Your Wound Management Program Into High Gear With The PUSH Tool
A scoring system can be worth a thousand words to show ulcer healing.Saying a pressure ulc...
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CARE PLANNING:
Wound Not Healing? Pull Out The 'Three-Legged Stool' To Take A Closer Look
This simple formula can get a wound back on track.If a wound stalls or deteriorates in its...
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:
2 Tips Help You Use The PUSH Tool Effectively
Ensure consistent measurements and trigger points for actionThese two strategies will go a...
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RESIDENT SAFETY:
Put The Lid On Accidental Poisonings
If you haven't taken these measures, your residents could be in harm's way.A poisoning can...
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RESIDENT SAFETY:
4 Ways To Keep Alcohol-Based Hand Gels Out Of The Hands Of Residents With Dementia
Follow the adage, 'Out of sight, out of mind.'You have to walk a tightrope between providi...
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SURVEY UPDATE:
Get Your Medical Director In Line With F501 Guidance Before Surveyors Have You On The Hook
Nail down what the new survey guidance really requires.Expect surveyors to have F501 tags ...
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SURVEY COMPLIANCE:
3 Ways To Ensure Medical Director Compliance With Revised F501 Survey Guidance
Define and enforce expectations and make participation easy.This three-prong approach can ...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Use A One-Stop Approach To Securing Medical Director Documentation
Here's a way to access everything you need in the heat of the survey.When surveyors start ...
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PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT:
In The Market For A Medical Director? Follow This Often Overlooked Path
Check out these common sense tips from a NH exec.If you're at a loss for where to find the...
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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Be Prepared To Cut Off F Tags For Past Or Continuing Noncompliance
These strategies can head off a major survey and fiscal headache. If surveyors don't belie...
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Clip 'N' Save:
Know The Score For Each Pressure Ulcer In Your Building
PUSH tool can help you track wound healing....
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Clip 'N' Save (cont.) Pressure Ulcer Healing Chart
Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Used by written permission....
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Survey & Clinical News To Use
Is unrecognized pain taking a hidden toll on your residents with dementia? If so, relief m...
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