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7 Steps To Prevent Pressure Sores

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As part of CMS programs to promote healthcare quality, quality measures in different healthcare settings report on trends in the development of pressure injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety tool, Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals , also provides helpful guidance.

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Staff Development Vital for Adapting to Shifting Rehab Therapy Needs

Relias

Like all healthcare providers, rehabilitation therapists have had to adapt and adjust to the extraordinary challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The very means by which therapists deliver vital rehabilitation services has shifted in ways that appear to be lasting and permeate nearly every facet of care.

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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

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PEPPER is a yearly report given to hospices, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, and other U.S. healthcare providers. A CMS contractor who develops and distributes PEPPER — TMF Health Quality Institute — organizes and creates the report to monitor healthcare program integrity.

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Addressing Workplace Violence in Post-Acute Care

Relias

Workplace violence is a widespread problem in the healthcare industry, affecting the safety and well-being of nurses. The survey includes 1,635 nurses (45% of 3,662 respondents) from post-acute care settings: long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, hospice, home health, rehabilitation, and occupational health.

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What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

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It benefits healthcare organizations by decreasing the demand for acute care and improving patient outcomes. By avoiding hospitalizations through better preventative care, fewer people will need acute care — including people who are currently in skilled nursing facilities, home health, long-term care, and inpatient rehabilitation.

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What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

Relias

It benefits healthcare organizations by decreasing the demand for acute care and improving patient outcomes. By avoiding hospitalizations through better preventative care, fewer people will need acute care — including people who are currently in skilled nursing facilities, home health, long-term care, and inpatient rehabilitation.

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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

Community Care

Drop in eligibility for continuing healthcare But the finding comes amid a drop in the rate of people found to be eligible for NHS continuing healthcare (CHC), under which the health service fully funds social care for people whose need for it arises primarily from a health condition.