Volume 15 - Issue 1 - January, 2007 - ALTC
Department
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive V...
Following intense advocacy work by the American Geriatrics Society, Congress voted to postpone the pending 5% cut in Medicare’s physician fee schedule.
Following intense advocacy work by the American Geriatrics Society, Congress voted to postpone the pending 5% cut in Medicare’s physician fee schedule.
Following intense advocacy work...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Treatment decisions for people with dementia are among the most ethically challenging situations in long-term care.
Treatment decisions for people with dementia are among the most ethically challenging situations in long-term care.
Treatment decisions for people...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
Oversight of long-term care (LTC) prescribing is getting a little more difficult because there are now additional pressures being applied by LTC state surveyors.
Oversight of long-term care (LTC) prescribing is getting a little more difficult because there are now additional pressures being applied by LTC state surveyors.
Oversight of long-term care...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Linda Cox Curry, PhD, RN, Mildred O. Hogstel, PhD, RN, C, and Charles Walker, PhD, RN, C
Linda Cox Curry, PhD, RN, Mildred O. ...
A Family Council is an independent, self-determining group of long-term care (LTC) residents´ families and friends.
A Family Council is an independent, self-determining group of long-term care (LTC) residents´ families and friends.
A Family Council is an...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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The European Respiratory Society Congress is the largest medical meeting on respiratory health in the world.
The European Respiratory Society Congress is the largest medical meeting on respiratory health in the world.
The European Respiratory Society...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
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09/05/2008
Marcus E.S. Mason, MD, FCCWS, FABHP, MABHP
Marcus E.S. Mason, MD, FCCWS, FABHP, ...
Thrombocytopenia is a quantitative dysfunction of the platelets, either by an absence or a decrease in their number and thus an inability to operate normally.
Thrombocytopenia is a quantitative dysfunction of the platelets, either by an absence or a decrease in their number and thus an inability to operate normally.
Thrombocytopenia is a...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Try This
09/05/2008
Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, Fairfield University School of Nursing
Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, Fairfie...
Although it is commonly believed that sexual desires diminish with age, several researchers have identified that sexual patterns persist throughout the life span.
Although it is commonly believed that sexual desires diminish with age, several researchers have identified that sexual patterns persist throughout the life span.
Although it is commonly believed...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
