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Patterns revealed by Minimum Data Set entries and what they unearth about patient care can help providers perform better on quality measures, if that data is used to better understand and act on problem areas, according to one nurse assessment expert.

Agitation, reactive behaviors remained steady while quetiapine prescribing was reduced

Technological breakthroughs in commercial lines are helping brokers win over Canadian business owners seeking insurance coverage.

This quality improvement study evaluates whether implementation of a decolonization collaborative is associated with reduced regional multidrug-resistant

The changes to end-of-life skin wound classification in the most recent Minimum Data Set update are ultimately a positive for long-term care, but regulatory ambiguity and potential legal concerns still surround the new coding procedures

Following acute COVID-19 infection, nursing home residents experienced long COVID, including cognitive and functional decline.

Following acute COVID-19 infection, nursing home residents experienced long COVID, including cognitive and functional decline.

Major changes to assessment tools, quality reporting requirements and Medicaid payment tools will continue to dog providers into 2024

Higher rate of bleeding seen with standard- versus reduced-dose DOACs in patients 65 years and older

Skilled nursing facilities across the country unknowingly entered an escape room on Oct. 1, searching for a unique combination of clues, keys and