AHCA members flying to Washington to lobby for cancellation of funding cuts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 12, 2012
As fiscal cliff negotiations continue, nine state chapters of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have sent representatives to meet with lawmakers in the nation’s...
Take a shot
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 11, 2012
I have two major deal-breakers for friends: If you have purchased a pet from a breeder, or if you are anti-vaccination, especially for your child, I am going to seriously re-evaluate the friendship.
A need to build up long-term care mentoring
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2012
Of the many statements that stuck with me from covering the long-term care profession in 2012, one that resonated was almost a throwaway line: “We do tend to eat our own.”
Tool determines readmission risk for heart attack patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
A new tool can allow physicians to predict which heart attack patients will likely end up back in the hospital.
Reform now likely here to stay
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
With the November elections over, and with them the possibility of the Affordable Care Act’s demise, providers likely are girding for more fights over reimbursement cuts, the debut of health insurance...
Keys to schizophrenic longevity found
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
People with schizophrenia are likely to live a longer life if they take antipsychotic drugs on schedule, avoid high doses, and see a mental health professional, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say.
Study: Keep Risperdal use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
Nursing home residents with dementia may benefit by staying on the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, a study finds.
SNF upcoding rampant: OIG
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
Nursing homes are overcharging Medicare around $1.5 billion annually, a federal report released in mid-November asserts.
Federal grant puts APRNs into facilities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
A $15 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will allow more advance practice registered nurses to be in skilled nursing facilities in Missouri.
Longer nursing shifts cause dropouts, unhappy patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
Nurses who work long shifts are more likely to leave the profession, and also have dissatisfied patients, a new study has discovered.