A challenge for long-term care providers right now is figuring out what to expend mental energy on when it comes to news and policy reform.
CMS can’t enact new policies on website without public comment period, judge rules
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 29, 2018
A Frequently Asked Question section of a website addressing Medicaid reimbursement did not meet federal standards, a federal judge has ruled, giving a victory to hospitals that challenged the Centers for...
CMS should intensify Medicaid eligibility checks at certain facilities, government asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should prioritize fingerprint-based criminal background checks and conduct site visits to high-risk providers to mitigate Medicaid fraud, a government watchdog...
Good Sam looks forward with healthcare merger plans
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2018
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford, a healthcare system with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics, are moving forward with plans to merge the organizations by Jan. 1, executives...
When health goes south — and fast
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 21, 2018
Today, life is great. But in February, my pregnancy showed how quickly medical situations can take a nosedive and how medical students can be an asset to patients, and potentially your facility.
Industry balks at drug report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2018
Skilled nursing leaders criticized a Human Rights Watch report on antipsychotics in February.
Providers take issue with Trump’s budget
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2018
Long-term care providers found little to like in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for 2019.
BACE1 meds show promise
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2018
Gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 reversed the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers. “To our knowledge,...
Profile: Bahaa Barsoum, RN
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2018
A leader at the front line
A case for the flu shot, even with the flu
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 28, 2018
The time has come, dear readers, to confess a secret. I caught the flu after Christmas. And I had received the flu shot in September.