MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions: What the Medical Director Needs to Know

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-183

  Levine, Jeffrey M ^a   Ayello, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Excelsior College   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical director; Nursing home regulations; Pressure ulcers; Quality of care; Resident assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND; ULCER; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79951682385     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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