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Green House Projects Show New Life for Long-Term Care MARLENE PITURRO page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB)
Strong Board Relations Can Help Smooth Road to Change JOANNE KALDY page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
Dear Dr. B
When a Reluctant Physician Is at Source of Pain DAVID BRECHTELSBAUER page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (174 KB)
Leadership
Hardwiring Excellence in Long-Term Care: ‘Fire starters’ provide tools for continuous improvement and focus on what is working well. DIANE L. DIXON page 3 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
The Board Room
For-Profit Hospices Join Medical Establishment: Patients do not care if a hospice operates for profit any more than they do if a hospital runs for profit. JONATHAN EVANS page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Health IT Gifts Could Constitute Kickbacks NELLIE BRISTOL page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
Personal Records Are on the Horizon For Electronic Health Information: Debate continues about security issues and how much access the public should have. JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Long-Term Care Faces Long Road to Health IT JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Put Disaster Preparedness on Health IT Map: Organization says mandates will impact nurses, so they should be included in the planning. Staff and wire reports page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Oatfield Residents Enjoy Independence And Their Work for the Community: Alternative LTC model offers opportunities in agricultural therapy and information technology. ANN-MARIE LINDSTROM page 9 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
‘Rapid Cycles’ Are Growing Problem For Older Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Elderly can go from heights of mania to depths of depression in days or weeks. ANDREA SATTINGER page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Consulting Psychiatrists Have Role on LTC Team: Including this member could improve training and patient care. KERRI WACHTER page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Vision Restoration Therapy
Computer-Based Method Comes Into Focus: Customized program is said to effectively improve visual fields for stroke patients. PAMELA KUMAR pages 12-13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (193 KB)
Databytes
Evidence-Based Medicine Is a Timely Issue: Quality outcomes resonate in this long-term care era of culture change. V. TELLIS-NAYAK page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (280 KB)
Medication Management
Vigilant Monitoring Avoids Adverse Reactions: Case illustrates how the use of antibiotics can affect warfarin in a number of ways. DENISE A. RETTENMAIER, JACQUELINE VANCE page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Medicare P4P Diabetes Criterion Draws Fire: With hemoglobin A1c, ‘you're testing the quality of the whole health care system.’ JOYCE FRIEDEN page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (115 KB)
Exercise Rx
Exercises for Type 2 Diabetes Patients WILLIBALD NAGLER page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (855 KB)
Drug Update
Oral Treatment of Chronic Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy Mitchel L. Zoler, Miriam E. Tucker page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Guidelines in Practice
A Tool for Managing Urinary Incontinence STEVEN LEVENSON pages 18-19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (246 KB)
News from the Association
Leaders Reiterate Effective, Tailored Training Is Still Key to Retention: Adequate supervision is critical to the continuing education process. LORRAINE TARNOVE, MARGARET NOEL page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
Pool of New Geriatricians Is Shrinking Amid Aging Population Mary Ellen Schneider page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
AMDA Wants to Keep You Informed page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
How to Draw Young Physicians to LTC: Help them process experiences and consider the rewards. ROBERT MCCONNELL page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
AMDA Ramps Up Its Web Site Both in Form and Function page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Don't Miss These Events page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
JAMDANews page 23 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (165 KB)
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