E-prescribing needed for VA, government watchdog says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 21, 2017
Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians and pharmacists should be able to order medications electronically and track dispensing of controlled prescription drugs, among other best practices, according...
Florida governor signs law that will change nursing home reimbursement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 21, 2017
Florida nursing homes will be moving to a prospective payment system for reimbursement following Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) signing of legislation Friday.
Constraints for Medicaid managed care might ease
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 20, 2017
State Medicaid directors are actively working to mitigate effects of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2016 managed care rule.
Medicaid cuts would hurt opioid epidemic efforts, experts tell White House
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 20, 2017
Cuts to Medicaid, whether they are in President Trump’s budget or via the GOP healthcare bill, would hurt efforts to curb opioid addiction, according to attendees at the White House’s first...
Facilities may be underestimating risk of animals in pet therapy programs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 20, 2017
Almost one-fourth (22%) of eldercare facilities have no policy whatsoever for animal-assisted intervention programs, also called therapy animal or pet therapy programs, according to a new academic study.
Why some children may not visit LTC residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 16, 2017
A Pioneer Network webinar on Thursday was a good reminder of how easy it can be to judge absent families when caring for the elderly.
Major investor leaves HCR ManorCare: Report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 13, 2017
Private equity and investment firm Carlyle Group is letting go of HCR ManorCare, one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains, according to the New York Post.
FDA mulls yanking more opioids from the market
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 13, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration might ask more pharmaceutical companies to pull their opioid products from the market.
What the OIG video leaves out
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 09, 2017
One might be forgiven for watching an Office of Inspector General video discussing nursing homes and wish it were about 10 — or 20 — minutes longer. That’s because the video is under three minutes...
Guardian Pharmacy expands as market conditions change
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2017
If it seems as if Guardian Pharmacy Services is consistently adding locations, it’s because that’s what’s happening.