Sep 5, 2010
One of the biggest challenges in caring for patients with pressure ulcers from a risk-management standpoint is determining whether the ulcer was avoidable. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has recently come out with a statement that “Not all pressure...
Sep 1, 2010
January 8, 2011 The Geriatrics Review Syllabus (GRS7) Audio Companion is designed to keep professionals up to date on geriatric medicine, and also for doctors who are preparing for Board Examinations. Dr. Jeffrey Levine recorded the audio version of a review of...
Aug 28, 2010
Many people have asked how I took the high quality photos of wounds in my recently published Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers. I’ve been photographing pressure ulcers and other skin conditions in elderly persons since my geriatric fellowship in 1985. The photos in...
Aug 16, 2010
Last week I presented at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) Train-the-Trainer program in Las Vegas for the introduction of Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 which will go into effect October 1, 2010. This assessment tool will impact 17,000 nursing homes...
Aug 3, 2010
Hear ye! Hear Ye! RAPs are out! CATs and CAAs are in! I chuckle as I write this blog post knowing that few of my regular readers will understand, and have probably clicked off by now. But the few of you who remain know how important this topic is to long-term...
