Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel Levinson urged drug manufacturers to heed federal laws regarding the promotion of off-label uses of drugs following the release of a report that found a high rate of... »

TAMPA – Use of an algorithm reduced antibiotic treatment of suspected urinary tract infections in a nursing home by nearly 30%, according to a geriatrics fellow who helped create the algorithm at the facility affiliated with Duke... »

Dear Dr. Jeff:

Everyone seems to be setting a goal to decrease hospitalization of nursing home residents. Health care economists are all projecting savings for Medicare and Medicaid by eliminating unnecessary hospital stays. But... »

WASHINGTON – Physicians may require training on how to prescribe extended-release opioid prescription drugs in order to obtain or renew their registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency, according to new policies announced by... »

Will it be a little more ... or a lot less? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlined two extremely different options for per-diem Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2012. One option... »

TAMPA – An unusual collaboration among five community nursing homes in Honolulu significantly improved end-of-life planning, communication, and care for residents.

The IMPRESS (Improving Professional Education and Sustaining... »

TAMPA – There is no question that proton pump inhibitors are useful, effective, and properly prescribed in many elderly people, professor of geriatrics David R. Thomas, MD, CMD, said at the AMDA annual meeting. said.

"On... »

Violations of nursing standards of care can result in actions against individuals, survey deficiencies, civil money penalties for long-term care facilities, and a variety of other possible negative outcomes. Two cases demonstrate... »

DENVER – Falling, or even being at risk for falling, has a negative impact upon quality of life in the elderly that is more profound than diabetes, arthritis, respiratory disorders, and heart disease.

This was a key finding in... »

The first test that can be used for the preliminary identification of norovirus in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis has been cleared for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration.

The test, the Ridascreen Norovirus 3rd... »

The Know-It-All Before You CallData Collection Cards have beenflying off the shelves. Intended tohelp nursing staff evaluate patientsand collect data before notifying apractitioner of a person’s conditionchange, the cards help... »