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Volume 26 - Issue 1 - January/February 2018 - ALTC

02/05/2018
Kelly E Baxter, MS, APRN, ACHPN, and coauthors describe a pilot project aimed at improving transitions of care and reducing hospital readmissions for patients receiving an inpatient palliative care consult at one hospital.
Kelly E Baxter, MS, APRN, ACHPN, and coauthors describe a pilot project aimed at improving transitions of care and reducing hospital readmissions for patients receiving an inpatient palliative care consult at one hospital.
Kelly E Baxter, MS, APRN, ACHPN,...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Practical Research
02/05/2018
Samson Barasa, MD, MS, and Donald A Jurivich, DO, analyzed medical records of patients from 3 large metropolitan nursing homes to examine potential relationships between types of insurance and rehabilitation goals.
Samson Barasa, MD, MS, and Donald A Jurivich, DO, analyzed medical records of patients from 3 large metropolitan nursing homes to examine potential relationships between types of insurance and rehabilitation goals.
Samson Barasa, MD, MS, and...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care

Column

LTC GPS
02/05/2018
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, explains how the shift in reimbursement is impacting LTC and provides some insight into how SNFs can address this changing landscape.
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, explains how the shift in reimbursement is impacting LTC and provides some insight into how SNFs can address this changing landscape.
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH,...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
ECRI Strategies
02/05/2018
Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, FCPP, CPASRM, discusses evidence-based protocols that care facilities can implement to enhance their palliative care services, including potential frameworks and benchmarks for performance improvement.
Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, FCPP, CPASRM, discusses evidence-based protocols that care facilities can implement to enhance their palliative care services, including potential frameworks and benchmarks for performance improvement.
Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA,...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
02/05/2018

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) ...
Phillip P Smith, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at UConn Health, said, “despite its prevalence among older adults, incontinence remains underreported and undertreated, a reality for many of the conditions addressed through the AGS-NIA...
Phillip P Smith, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at UConn Health, said, “despite its prevalence among older adults, incontinence remains underreported and undertreated, a reality for many of the conditions addressed through the AGS-NIA...
Phillip P Smith, MD, Associate...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
02/05/2018
Articles in this issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging®(ALTC) discuss strategies to improve access and delivery of palliative care in nursing facilities and explore factors contributing to improved patient therapeutic...
Articles in this issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging®(ALTC) discuss strategies to improve access and delivery of palliative care in nursing facilities and explore factors contributing to improved patient therapeutic...
Articles in this issue of Annals...
02/05/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care