Author Articles
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Urinary Incontinence in Females
Treatment of urinary incontinence is a specialty in physical therapy and the medical community. While not everyone treats…
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When Medication Errors Become Felonies
A Nurses Review of the Vanderbilt Case When nurses graduate and begin the dynamics of caring for a…
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USM Assistant Professor President of Educational Audiology Association
International organization delivers full range of hearing services to children Dr. Kimberly Ward, assistant professor in the School…
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The Unfulfilled Promise of EHRs
American consumers were promised increased efficiency and lower costs. What’s gone wrong? About ten years ago, the United…
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CMS Issues Proposed Rules for Fiscal Year 2020
SNF payment system, advancement of PDPM on the docket The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has…
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Study: First-Time Low Back Pain Diagnoses Yield Few Surgeries
But those who opt for surgery over rehabilitation account for abnormally large portion of spending A recent study…
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Essential Steps for Starting a Home Health Agency
Topping the agenda for a new home health agency are licensure, financing and insurance. With home health service…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder; Revenue Enhancement Strategies for Physicians
Physician practices continue to feel the pressure from increased regulation, increased overhead expenditures, and decreased reimbursement. While physicians…
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Arthritis Awareness Month
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that between the years of 2013 and 2015, there were…
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Infectious Diseases A to Z – Measles (Rubeola)
With this new column, Elite Healthcare will compile an index of various infectious diseases, with occasional highlights of…
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Community Paramedicine & Nursing: What’s The Connection?
At-home care services are receiving a facelift. The nurse’s role is among the many questionable aspects of this…
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Top 7 Reasons Pressure Ulcer Rates are Still Going Up in Hospitals
Recently, my colleague wrote that the CMS’ Value-Based Purchasing incentives were working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), according…
