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Healthcare facilities with effective nutritional programs and positive outcomes integrate practice around basic principles. This article highlights two principles to help healthcare facilities improve nutritional care and services for successful outcomes.

This article presents general background information with some specific food and nutrition-related areas included in Immediate Jeopardy determination. Examples of specific IJ food and nutrition citations are provided.

This article addresses the idea of a “cure” vs “remission” for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Nutrition professionals must be able to grasp goals of “remission” and provide updated best practice recommendations in food and nutrition for positive outcomes.

MALNUTRITION CONTINUES TO BE A CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY ISSUE with malnutrition and its risk affecting 20-50 percent of hospitalized patients. Social risk factors and existing chronic conditions increase malnutrition risk, overly burdening vulnerable populations.

Nutrition care plans are a vital part of the overall care plan for a resident or patient, and should function as a living document for members of the healthcare team to deliver person-centered “best practice” care.