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Computerized Reports Flag Residents Whose MDSs Show They May Have Undetected Pain (Also see the next page)

Published on Wed Jan 28, 2009

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Long-Term Care Survey Alert

ASSESSMENT:
Predictive Pain Model Flags Residents at Risk for Having Unrelieved Pain
If a resident coded without pain has these conditions, take a closer look. To identify [...]

SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Follow These 'Lessons Learned' for Staying Off CMS' Special Focus Facility List
Find out how a once troubled facility moved ahead of the QI curve. Learning that [...]

Look for Pain's Indirect Effects to Identify People Who Need Better Assessment or Rx
Pain can cause increasing cognitive impairment. Pain can be pervasive and show up in a [...]

SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Got Electronic Health Records? Follow These Strategies for Meeting Surveyors' Needs and Keeping F Tags at Bay
Refusing to do this task can put your facility on the road to decertification. If [...]

PHARMACY:
To Dispose of Controlled Meds,Your Facility Needs a Well Thought Out Plan
Environmental concerns up the ante for managing this common task. A patient dies or goes [...]

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Computerized Reports Flag Residents Whose MDSs Show They May Have Undetected Pain (Also see the next page)

Care Tip:
Reiki Can Be an Effective Pain Management and Spiritual Aid
Is your facility incorporating this modality in its toolkit? Opioids remain the gold standard for [...]

SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS TO USE
CMS has corrected an error in survey guidance for F441 specifying the strength of a [...]

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