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In August 2002, the Roosevelt Warm Springs (GA) Institute for Rehabilitation found itself with 44% of its registered nurse (RN) positions vacant. The facilitys licensed practical nurse (LPN) vacancy rate was 30%.
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Higher salaries, better hours, bonuses, incentives, education programs. You name it, rehab directors have tried it to recruit and retain nurses. But St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS, has spent a lot of time thinking outside the nursing shortage box.
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Any good human resources professional knows that retaining existing employees is much easier than recruiting new ones. But now research proves that its a much better deal financially, too.
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A May 22 meeting between rehab advocates and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may result in further delay in implementation of the $1,590 Medicare outpatient therapy cap.
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Officials with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) were surprised at the number of people who participated in the town hall meeting held May 19 in Baltimore to allow comment on the 75% rule. But they werent all that surprised at the message that came from the rehab field.
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The Joint Commission has them. The National Committee on Quality Assurance has them. The Leapfrog Group has them.
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Early 2-year results of 32 multidirectional instability patients treated with arthroscopic thermal capsular shrinkage show encouraging results, but caution is advised.
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Either metal or absorbable cross pins provided the strongest fixation on the femoral side. On the tibial side, the Intrafix screw and sheath was markedly stronger than any other device, while interference screws were the weakest.
