Skilled Nursing News January 31, 2023
Research suggests that collaboration between various departments leads to better health outcomes at nursing homes, but that has been a difficult principle to follow, often because of time and regulatory constraints placed on staff already stretched thin.
However, team-based care is the name of the game and sticking to it is important for the future of quality clinical care and the vitality of the sector, clinical leaders told Skilled Nursing News.
Teamwork will ultimately reduce the unnecessary utilization of health care resources even as nursing homes maintain their profitability, according to Dr. Arif Nazir, who serves as chief medical officer for Signature HealthCARE and chief medical officer for primary care at BrightSpring Health Services, both based in Louisville. Signature is...