Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2008 - ALTC
Column
09/05/2008
Letter to the editor in response to the article Treatment Checklist for Advanced Heart Failure.
Letter to the editor in response to the article Treatment Checklist for Advanced Heart Failure.
Letter to the editor in response...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
09/05/2008
The European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress is the largest international gathering of health professionals and researchers involved in respiratory medicine.
The European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress is the largest international gathering of health professionals and researchers involved in respiratory medicine.
The European Respiratory...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Fred M. Feinsod, MD, DSc, MPH, CMD, and Cathy Wagner, RN, MSN, MBA, CHPN, CLNC
Fred M. Feinsod, MD, DSc, MPH, CMD, a...
Authors present a case of how the ethical principle of justice is violated in a long-term care facility, involving the rights of staff vs residents.
Authors present a case of how the ethical principle of justice is violated in a long-term care facility, involving the rights of staff vs residents.
Authors present a case of how...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Palliative care is “an approach to care that improves the quality of life of patients and their families".
Palliative care is “an approach to care that improves the quality of life of patients and their families".
Palliative care is “an approach...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Christine M. Waszynski, MSN, APRN, BC
Christine M. Waszynski, MSN, APRN, BC...
The Confusion Assessment Method is ment to provide a new method to enable clinicians to identify delirium quickly and accurately.
The Confusion Assessment Method is ment to provide a new method to enable clinicians to identify delirium quickly and accurately.
The Confusion Assessment Method...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, CMD, AGSF; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
Medication management under Medicare promises to see some major changes that will affect access to medications in the coming year.
Medication management under Medicare promises to see some major changes that will affect access to medications in the coming year.
Medication management under...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Anne C. Van Cott, MD, and Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN
Anne C. Van Cott, MD, and Mary Jo Pug...
The highest incidence of new-onset epilepsy occurs in individuals over the age of 60.
The highest incidence of new-onset epilepsy occurs in individuals over the age of 60.
The highest incidence of...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive V...
Of the pay-for-performance demonstration and pilot projects the CMS has underway, there are two of particular relevance to long-term care: home health agencies and nursing homes.
Of the pay-for-performance demonstration and pilot projects the CMS has underway, there are two of particular relevance to long-term care: home health agencies and nursing homes.
Of the pay-for-performance...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
