Providers seek answers to wide-ranging legal concerns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 17, 2015
Payment arrangements, coding, referrals and stretching employees’ work days were all high-profile topics at the Legal Issues Forum on Monday at the LeadingAge PEAK conference.
Upcoming ACO model to have positive post-acute impact, CMS official says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 11, 2015
Long-term care providers now have another accountable care model to consider, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials announced Tuesday.
The hidden gem of the Online Expo
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 11, 2015
Maybe you look like a supermodel, or maybe you are morbidly obese. You might be a CEO who looks like a college student, or in a scooter. Either way, when you attend any conference and visit the Expo Hall,...
MDS accuracy assessment to be covered in Online Expo
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 09, 2015
MDS 3.0 accuracy has been a significant concern of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and data errors can cost facilities reimbursement, warns regulatory and training expert Leah Klusch.
HCR ManorCare enlists PAC company for management
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
naviHealth, a post-acute care management company, has announced a partnership with HCR ManorCare.
Operators brace for pared down ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Providers were gearing up at press time to explain to their staff and residents’ family members what a newly rebased federal quality measurement scale would mean.
Meds linked to dementia risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
A high use of anticholinergic medications has been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.
Drug combo can be deadly
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Spironolactone, a diuretic used to treat heart failure, can cause a risk of sudden death in seniors when given with the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Toronto researchers have found.
New rankings might wrongly show downturn, leaders fear
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Despite progress reducing off-label use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents, providers remained worried about a rebasing of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services system to rank nursing...
Extended-release hydrocodone launched
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
A new extended-release tablet with hydrocodone was launched in the United States at the end of January.