Long-Term Care Survey Alert
How would your facility answer these questions?
Checklist: Infection Screening Does your facility have a process for infection screening that addresses all the areas listed above? Screening defined: A screening is a brief evaluation of the transfer documents, with questions that determine if the resident has any signs such as fever, rash, cough, wounds, or symptoms such as urinary urgency, frequency, sputum production, etc. It does not include a thorough history or physical examination, which should be performed if the inquiry reveals suspicion that the resident presently has an infection. Source: Excerpted from a tool developed by the QIO program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Nursing Home Quality Initiative. For disclaimers and additional instructions for using the tool for quality improvement, go to www.medqic.org/dcs/ContentServer?cid=1109274875981&pagename=Medqic%2FContent%2FParentShellTemplate&parentName=Topic&c=MQParents. 
Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- Survey Management:
Lessons Unlearned Can Add Up To Wrong Survey Outcomes
Use these field-proven strategies to nip problems before they bud into F tags.
Experts in [...] - MANAGEMENT TIP:
You Aren't Stuck With Surveyor Bad Behavior
This facility 'turned' a difficult surveyor.
When nursing home exec Dale Lind heard about a [...] - Special Focus:
Abuse Detection & Investigation: Earn An 'A' In Detecting And Investigating Abuse.
Here's how to protect residents and wow surveyors.
Your best bet for staying a step [...] - Forensics:
Read And Address The Signs Of Sexual Assault In The Right Way.
Know what to look for and what not to do if you find it. You [...] - Investigation Documentation:
Use This Documentation Checklist For Abuse Investigations.
Cover these essential bases. Documentation can save the day when surveyors are hot on the [...] - Staff Training:
Teach Staff 'Survey Speak' To Avoid Damning 'I Don't Know' Quotes On The CMS 2567.
If you don' t know the answer, this is the best route to go.
Of [...] - Care Planning:
A Bed Mobility Care Plan Can Turn Around Your Quality Indicators/Measures
Consider these resident-specific interventions. An individualized bed mobility care plan can get your clinical outcomes [...] - Survey Trends:
Don't Be Waylaid: Here's What's Coming Down The Survey Pike
Watch out for candid cameras, Part D scrutiny, culture change and more. The survey landscape [...] - Clinical Tip:
Resident Refusing Thickened Liquids? Try These Simple Workarounds.
Meet residents' safety and quality-of-life needs.
Before you get into the thick of a battle [...] - Resident Rights:
Cover The Bases When A Resident Refuses Potentially Lifesaving Care
Follow this pivotal risk management advice. The resident or his decision-maker has a right to [...] - What Do You Think?:
Forensic Fiction Or Fact
Can a wound tell you exactly when it occurred?
If you think an expert can [...] - Infection Control:
How would your facility answer these questions?
Checklist: Infection Screening Does your facility have a process for infection screening that addresses all [...] - Survey & Clinical News
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