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Articles in Jan, 2003 issue of Nursing Homes

• HIPAA & Handhelds: personal digital assistants are the coming thing, but pose their own specific challenges to HIPAA compliance - PDAs
  by Dan Jacob
• Beating the nursing home staffing blues: this constant dilemma is getting organized attention on several fronts. A leading group offers guidance to resources and concepts - Feature Article
  by Cindy Marano
• JCAHO accreditation is good business! - LTC Mall - Brief Article
• Pressure ulcers: case study and lessons learned; proper wound identification is vital to avoiding lawsuits - Feature Article
  by Linda Williams
• Seems like old times - Editorial
  by Richard L. Peck
• Heel protection - Product Spotlight - from Colonial Medical Assisted Devices - Brief Article
• Pressure-relief boot - Product Spotlight - from Polymer Concepts - Brief Article
• Nutritional guide - Product Spotlight - from Becky Dorner and Associates - Brief Article
• Web-hosted staff-schedule management - Product Spotlight - tool introduced by - GEM Software Scheduling Solutions Inc - Brief Article
• Elbow suspension pad - Skin and Wound Care - from DM System - Brief Article
• New program to address LTC direct-care workforce - News Notes - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Putting Parkinson's disease in its place - Not-for-Profit Report
  by Sandra Hoban
• O administrator, DON, where art thou? With turnover rates on the rise, where will tomorrow's administrators and DONs come from? - Feature Article
  by Todd Hutlock
• Reducing resident falls - Assisted Living Review
  by Barbara Shoemaker
• Heel protection - LTC Mall - device from Global Medical Foam - Brief Article
• Debriding Ointment - Skin and Wound Care - from Glades Pharmaceuticals - Brief Article
• Petroleum Jelly - Skin and Wound Care - from Donovan Industries - Brief Article
• Wound care protocols on CD-ROM - Skin and Wound Care - Brief Article
• CNA pay: LTC still lagging behind other sectors - News Notes - certified nurse's assistant - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Fall-protection mat - Product Spotlight - from Skil-Care - Brief Article
• We grow staff, not just wheat, in Kansas - Not-for-Profit Report - Column
  by Judith Wineland
• Performance improvement: the new quality paradigm; why the old quality-assurance approach is no longer adequate, and what to do about it - Feature Article
  by Joy Karanick
• Comfort. Convenience. Compliance - LTC Mall - Brief Article
• Versatile Wash Cream - Skin and Wound Care - from GOJO Industries - Brief Article
• Pressure-reducing Heel/Arterial Device - Skin and Wound Care - from Global Medical Foam Inc - Brief Article
• Mattress program - Skin and Wound Care - from Sunrise Medical - Brief Article
• View on Washington: geriatric depression beckons SNFs to act - Frontlines
  by Michael J. Stoil
• New Funding Guide for standers - Product Spotlight - Brief Article
• Overhead lift system - Product Spotlight - from Liko Inc - Brief Article
• 5 steps to preventive maintenance: is your preventive maintenance a vicious circle, getting you into budgetary trouble, or a virtuous cycle, keeping costs under control?
  by Jo-Anne Kempe
• Marycrest Assisted Living's venture into Olmstead territory: in having a broad resident population, this facility encounters real challenges—a work-in-progress report - Feature Article
  by Paula Padilla
• Facilitator Quality Manager 3.0 - LTC Mall - Brief Article
• No-rinse perineal wash - Skin and Wound Care - from Apollo Corp - Brief Article
• Pressure-relieving mattress - Skin and Wound Care - from Direct Supply Healthcare Equipment - Brief Article
• Pressure-relieving seat cushion - Skin and Wound Care - from EHOB Inc - Brief Article
• Low-air-loss mattress system - Skin and Wound Care - from Span-America Medical Systems Inc - Brief Article
• New technology should serve the elderly - Guest Editorial - Editorial
  by Russell Bodoff
• Multiuse Comfort Mattress - Product Spotlight - from Casco Manufacturing Solutions - Brief Article
• Rubber flooring - Product Spotlight - from Estrie Products International - Brief Article
• An it system that pulls staff together: although the manufacturing world knows it as customer relationship management , it is a portal to smarter operations by long-term care staff - CRM
  by Valarie Boughman
• Quality Measures get a mixed reception - News Notes
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Medication-scheduling software - Product Spotlight - Brief Article
• Multisurface cleaning system - Product Spotlight - from Rug Doctor Pro - Brief Article
• Design center: Boutwells Landing Oak Park Heights, Minnesota
• HIPAA Compliance, Part 2: monitoring your 'Business Associates'; now that you know who your "business associates" are, how do you make sure that they stay HIPAA-compliant? - Feature Article
  by Sandra K. Battaglia
• Keep dentures sparkling clean! - LTC Mall - with new cleanser tablets from Donovan Industries - Brief Article
• Cost-effective scheduling and training tools - LTC Mall - from Broader Healthcare - Brief Article