Recent publications include:
The Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer: A Retrospective Case Series
This article was published in Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 2009 Aug;16(8):359-363 To identify medical conditions related to pressure ulcer occurrence when at-risk status is appropriately assessed and preventive measures are in place we did a retrospectice...
Optimizing Pressure Ulcer Care: A Checklist For System Change
This article was published in Ostomy Wound Management 2009; 55:6, p 6. Our healthcare system sought to enrich and improve strategies to assess, document, and prevent pressure ulcers and to identify key personnel to implement these strategies. An evaluation of our...
Peripheral Arterial Disease And Its Consequences: Considerations For Long-Term Care
This article was published in Annals of Long-Term Care, Volume 17, pp 1524-7929. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the LTC setting has major consequences in terms of mortality, morbidity, and increased healthcare costs. Complications include pain, chronic skin...
New Opportunities To Improve Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Treatment
A Consensus Paper From the International Expert Wound Care Advisory Panel This article was published in Wounds. Issue 9, September 2008. As part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initially identified eight...
Preparing For The New Medicare Reimbursement Guidelines: Part II: Documentation Of Altered Skin Integrity In The Hospital
This article was published in Clinical Geriatrics 16:7, p 17-20. 2008. Medicare recently released new reimbursement guidelines that will deny payment for "preventable" complications that arise during hospitalization. These include such entities as catheter-related...
Risk Management For Pressure Ulcers: When The Family Shows Up With A Camera
This article was published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2008; 9(5), pp 360-363. Pressure ulcers, although sometimes unavoidable, are frequently viewed as a failure of the health care system. Private civil lawsuits alleging malpractice or...
Medical-Legal Aspects Of Long-Term Care
Edited by Jeffrey Levine and published in 2003, this book was designed as a reference source for attorneys and the general public on the topic of federal regulation and how it impacts on nursing home care. This law is called the Nursing Home Reform Act, also known as...
Elder Neglect And Abuse: A Primer For Primary Care Physicians
This article was published in Geriatrics 58(10) pp 37-44. 2003. Elder neglect and abuse represent a widespread, largely undiagnosed problem in the United States. Factors contributing to misdiagnosis and underreporting include denial by both the victim and the...