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What Do You Think? To Do Or Not To Do A Sig Change After Re-hospitalization

Published on Mon Feb 06, 2006

Question: Is a facility that doesn't do a significant change in status assessment for a resident readmitted from the hospital asking for F tags?
See the answer in the April 2006 Long-Term Care Survey Alert.

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Long-Term Care Survey Alert

SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Walk The Survey Tightrope With Policies That Don't Trip You Up
Hint: Find out why and when less may be better.

You want staff to be on [...]

QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Prevent Breakdowns In Your Skin Program That Can Lead To F314 Tags
4-part plan keeps your survey record clear when residents develop decubiti.

Rule one for preventing pressure [...]

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:
Do Your Abuse And Neglect Policies Imperil Your Nursing Facility?
Follow this blueprint for what to include and forego.

They say the cover-up is what gets [...]

SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Know The Definition Of An Injury Of Unknown Source
Otherwise, you could end up over-reporting.

Guessing at definitions for reportable injuries of unknown source or [...]

QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Use Early Pressure Ulcers As An Early Warning Sign
Here's why you should keep tabs on the prevalence of Stage I and II decubiti.

"Bigger is [...]

RISK MANAGEMENT:
Evaluate Residents' Ability To Get Up And Go
This simple test can identify residents at increased risk of taking a tumble.

Taking the time [...]

RAI COMPLIANCE:
Detect This RAI Compliance Shortcoming Before Surveyors Pull You Up Short
This strategy can tell whether a quarterly should be a sig change assessment.

There's only one [...]

What Do You Think? To Do Or Not To Do A Sig Change After Re-hospitalization
Question: Is a facility that doesn't do a significant change in status assessment for a [...]

RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Head Off Declines In Mobility, ADLs Before They Trigger The QI/QM
2 tips to keep your QIs/QMs in line.

Prevention is always the best medicine for residents. [...]

SURVEY NEWS
If you're expecting surveyors to give you a break on how well you're managing resident's [...]

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Check Out This Pressure Ulcer Assessment Tool

FALL PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT:
Stay One Step Ahead Of Risk Of Falls And Fall-Related Injuries
Head off a survey spill with these 3 strategies.

True or false? A facility can prevent [...]

RISK MANAGEMENT:
Target These 4 Modifiable Risks For Falls
Some of these risk factors may surprise you.

Your best bet for reducing falls is to identify [...]

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