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Effective Leaders are Effective Managers, Too

Why is it that no one aspires to be a good manager these days? While good leaders are essential for galvanizing people and moving organizations forward, managers are not any less important. Managers have to get things done through others.The manager is supposed to plan, organize, coordinate, and control.

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Extended Care News on the Web is a comprehensive resource for clinical information on geriatric medicine and long-term care as well as Acute Care Facility. We hope the articles below provide timely information for your practice.

Determining the Etiology of Common Skin Lesions
Caregivers need to know what to look for while assessing a resident?s skin in order to deliver high-quality care and detect potential threats.

Spotlight Interview: Woods Edge Harborside Healthcare Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Interview with Joanna Gorczyca

Spotlight Interview: Roger Williams Home Care
Interview with Jan Lowell

Alternative and Adjunctive Therapies in Wound Management
Adjunctive Therapies and Their Applications Electrical stimulation (e-stim). Warmth therapy. Skin substitutes are physician-directed adjunctive treatments.

When Negative is Positive: A Review of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
This is a perfect example of an appropriate use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Blackburn, et al. Different systems utilize various dressings in the wound bed.

Spotlight Interview: Riverview Lutheran Care Center
Interview with Camas Lenz

Spotlight Interview: South County Nursing Center
Interview with Jennifer Fairbank

Integrated Information Systems:The Future Is Now
System Integration The first quality that needs to be discussed is integration. An electronic system should produce an integrated documentation and communication process throughout the operation. One of the most positive outcomes of an integrated information system is its potential for reporting.

Spotlight Interview: Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center
Interview with Vernon Zeger

Regulatory News

	CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDANCE: THE UTILIZATION OF ADJUSTABLE LOW BEDS IN THE PREVENTION OF FALLS AND INJURIOUS FALLS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
	Fall Management Technology: Can a New Generation Position Monitor Assist with F-Tag 323 Compliance?
	Using Medications Appropriately
	Creating a Culture of Safety
	Answering Skin and Wound Questions
	Medicare Enhances QIO Program Oversight

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The Symposium on Regulatory Issues for Management in Long-Term Care is the only conference to provide details regarding new federal regulations that will directly impact the delivery of services in long-term care. Special emphasis includes reimbursement strategies to maximize profits, as well as insights into new initiatives by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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	Preventing the Spread of Infection from Medical Devices
	Incontinence-Associated Skin Damage in Nursing Home Residents: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter Study

Targeting the Science Within Wounds
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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Podiatrists

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Wound Care Seminars

Chronic wound management is a billion dollar industry in this country. Healthcare professionals, regardless of level of expertise or practice setting, must be able to provide quality, cost effective care based on national standards of practice. | Learn More