2010 Joint Commission Survey Activity Guide
Topics include: Ways to facilitate the on-site survey process; Logistical needs for the on-site survey; Materials that surveyors will need while on-site; and On-site survey activities.
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Tax Soda, Pizza to Cut Obesity, Researchers Say
An 18 percent hike could lower average adults weight by 5 pounds per year. U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds per year.
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Are Fish Oil Pills Contaminated?
New lawsuit claims some supplements are tainted with dangerous PCBs.
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ADA Members Elect New Officers
The American Dietetic Association announced the newly elected officers for 2010. Congratulations to President-elect Sylvia Escott-Stump and all the other newly elected officers!
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Refrigeration and Food Safety
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2009 Annual Quality Report: A Comprehensive Report on the Quality of Care in America’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities from The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and AHCA
The common perception of a “nursing home” as a 
convalescent center where chronically ill elderly people go to live with no hope of recovery is outdated. The nursing home of the 21st century is more accurately described as a “nursing and rehabilitation facility” where nearly half of the people admitted are able to return home after a stay of only about one month.
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