"Assisted Living Consult" from HealthCom Media.HealthCom Media (Doylestown, PA), the producer of medical information and related conferences, has begun the publication of "Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. Consult," a new bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. journal described as the "first healthcare-dedicated publication serving assisted living providers and the related care team." The journal has an initial mixed paid and controlled circulation of 34,500, including family practitioners, general practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, administrators, pharmacists and related nursing staff. An annual subscription costs $65. Editor Richard Stefanacci said the title addresses the need for "information in this setting that can drive us toward best practices and subsequently improve outcomes for assisted living resident and other stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. ." The title's mission focuses on how to enhance quality and outcomes within the assisted living setting by supplying practical information on the range of topics affecting assisted living professionals. Initial issues of the title include articles on caring for those with dementia, community care continuums, medication management programs, falls and fall risk, medication errors, general policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , the new Medicare prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit and legal liability for assisted living facilitites. HealthCom also produces "Menopause Management." |
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