Civil lawsuit, criminal charges facing former nursing home employees accused in resident’s morphine...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 29, 2017
The family of an Ohio nursing home resident who died after an inadvertent morphine dose has filed suit against three former facility employees who are accused of botching his care and possibly trying to...
Lessons in learning your limits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 29, 2017
Take two friends and toss them at the American Library Association conference and you have a lot of running up to each other speaking in all exclamation points, as well as a solid lesson in how a smart,...
Raucous July 4 break looms as providers cheer delayed vote on ‘fatally flawed’ Senate bill
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2017
The Senate has delayed a vote on its Obamacare replacement bill until after the July 4 recess due to at least five members publicly saying they couldn’t vote for it.
Tripling of insulin prices draws lawmaker interest
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2017
The rise in insulin prices, a topic of concern for elderly diabetic patients, has drawn the attention of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus.
Senate healthcare bill would be ‘debilitating,’ Parkinson says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2017
With some moderate GOP senators on the fence about whether they’ll support the Obamacare replacement bill, the American Health Care Association said it’s continuing a push to have lawmakers...
Three years later, nursing home workers get SEIU contract
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2017
Nearly 300 union members in three New Jersey facilities learned early Friday they had a new contract — their first in three years.
New survey process offers opportunities, experts advise
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2017
As directors of nursing prepare for a new survey process from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, there are opportunities to set standards and promote high-quality care, experts said Friday.
Smoking: A Catch-22 for providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2017
Journey with me, children, back to 2003, when yours truly hung out with smokers.
New survey guidance coming soon, CMS official says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2017
Interpretive guidance for the new survey process incorporating Phase 2 regulations may be released over the next few weeks, a top government official said Thursday.
CMS seeks to ease burdens for quality program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 21, 2017
Small and rural providers may find it easier to participate in quality programs under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) following a proposed rule that the Centers for Medicare &...