As an administrator or manager, do you have an open-door policy? Or an open office floor plan? It’s often recommended, but in many cases, it can go awry.
McKesson entity now Change Healthcare
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Parts of McKesson Corporation and Change Healthcare Holdings have merged to create a new healthcare information technology company called Change Healthcare. It includes all of Change Healthcare’s...
SCA splitting: health, tissue division to be called Essity
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
SCA, which owns Tork and Tena, has announced they will be split into two separate companies. The Away-From-Home tissue and medical solutions company formerly known under Tena and Tork will be called Essity,...
Profile: Christopher Perna
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
A few days before Christmas in 1991, Chris Perna passed out in a work cafeteria and woke up in an emergency room.
With Medicaid ‘broken,’ the fight will go to fraud, waste
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., called the Medicaid program “broken” and said it needed a stronger focus on fighting fraud and waste during a House subcommittee...
Antibiotic programs on clock
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Providers must have their new antibiotic stewardship programs in place by Nov. 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is emphasizing.
Providers challenge Verma on citations
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
LeadingAge executives met with new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma in April, prioritizing regulatory concerns.
The cost of a healthcare win
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 05, 2017
Yesterday was a great day for House Republicans as they passed a bill that slashes $840 billion from the Medicaid program over the next decade and will cause an estimated 24 million Americans to lose their...
Agility, attracting millennials among top 2017 workforce trends
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 28, 2017
“You cannot make long-term successful change with people who are blocking it,” a long-term care workforce expert said Thursday. He’s, oh, so right, about this and other staffing challenges.
Poor documentation crippling providers with Medicare denials, expert notes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 27, 2017
Untimely certifications, missed or incorrectly billed Change of Therapy documentation, or a lack of documentation supporting a signed physician order for skilled therapy are among the top reasons Medicare...