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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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2001-05

Home Care
Customer Service Can Be Taxing

Long-Term Care
Nursing Home Quality Indicator Reports--Maximizing Your Information

Wound Care
Effects of Silver on Wound Management

Skin Care
Quality of Skin Care Products and Their Ingredients

Pharmacy
New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease Gets FDA Approval Antipsychotic Side Effects: A Multi-National Survey

Support Surfaces
New Products in Support Surfaces

Industry and Product News

BG industries--Full Line of Support Surfaces

Aventis Pharmaceuticals--Real-Time Video

OnTouch Technolkogies--OneTouch Systems

SenTech Medical Systems--Thera-Turn Millennium

Micro-Tech Enterprises--Care-Mate system

BeyondNow Technologies, Inc.--Jill Minkoff

Ross Products--Nutrifocus

Briggs Corporation/Horizon Healthcare Technologies--Geoffrey Marsh

Regenesis Biomedical, Inc.--Provant Wound Closure System

AstraZeneca--Nutrition websites

AliMed, Inc.--QualCare Voice Alarm

Smith & Nephew, Inc.--Triple Care D Skin Protectant

Omega Medical Products Corp.--Megazinc Pink Adhesive Tape

Augustine Medical, Inc.--Medicare coverage for Warm-Up therapy

DeRoyal--Safety devices and supplies

Note: Healthcare regulations discussed in archived articles may have changed since publication in ECPN. For the latest information, visit www.cms.hhs.gov.

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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