September 2026 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Office of Inspector General Exclusions List Exclusions Program | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services OIG…
Transition Program
Nursing Facility Diversion Projects | Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Medicaid Transition to Community Request Form Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Social Work Office Hours with HCPF I have…
Guardianship Bill of Rights (HB 26-1100)
DOWNLOAD-Guardianship Bill of Rights – Update effective August 12, 2026 Effective August 12, 2026 — relevant to residents with a court-appointed guardian Governor Polis signed House Bill 26-1100 on May…
Cloudy Urine, Pyuria, and UTI: A LTC Reference:
Suspected urinary tract infection is the most common trigger for antibiotic use in long-term care, yet the majority of these episodes do not represent a true, treatable infection. This report…
August 2026 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Cloudy Urine, Pyuria, and UTI: A LTC Reference: Suspected urinary tract infection is the most common trigger for antibiotic use in long-term care, yet the…
Cloudy Urine, Pyuria, and UTI: A Long-Term Care Reference
Suspected urinary tract infection is the most common trigger for antibiotic use in long-term care, yet the majority of these episodes do not represent a true, treatable infection. This report…
Overprescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: a case series review of admissions in two UK hospitals – PMC
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6498584/ Urine dipsticks may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics.
July 2026 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Antibiotic Stewardship There has been increased scrutiny from survey teams about antibiotic stewardship. I think that at last one tag has been issued related to…