Female nurses on night shift develop higher cancer risks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
Working the night shift isn’t just bad for sleep — it could be seriously bad for your health. A study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found that working during the wee...
Nurses like 12-hour shifts, if done right
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
Working 12-hour shifts may have a positive effect on job satisfaction and allow nurses more flexibility to further their education, according to a study conducted in Pennsylvania.
Recipe contest provides flavor
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
The dietary team at Riverdale’s Hebrew Home sure knows how to stir the pot. Wanting to give residents a better sense of how the industrial kitchen runs — and a little more say over its menu —James...
Per-bed SNF price plummets in 2017; NIC’s cross-sector collaboration to support industry
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
After setting records for five straight years, the average price per-bed for skilled nursing facilities plunged 18% in 2017, according to acquisition data published by Irving Levin Associates Wednesday.
Advocacy group calls on CMS to increase Medicare audits, expand review criteria
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
The Council for Medicare Integrity this week asked Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to expand efforts to reduce improper Medicare billing as heading off some planned program cuts.
EEOC sues nursing home that fired pregnant nursing assistants
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a North Carolina nursing home, alleging the facility fired two pregnant employees rather than accommodate work restrictions ordered by their...
HCR ManorCare files for bankruptcy, setting up purchase by Quality Care Properties
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2018
HCR ManorCare officials filed for bankruptcy Sunday, paving the way for a company-saving purchase by Quality Care Properties.
New CMS guidance could halt rehab claims denials
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2018
Starting later this month, Medicare contractors will have to use clinical judgment — rather than clock minutes — to deny inpatient rehab services.
Kansas employee’s email blast wrongly reveals personal information of 11,000 aging services recipients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2018
A now-fired staff member with Kansas’ Department for Aging and Disability Services improperly disclosed personal information for 11,000 people in an email sent to multiple addresses, state officials...
Congressional opioid efforts targeting Medicare, limits on new prescriptions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2018
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would set a three-day initial prescribing limit on opioids for acute pain and increase recovery services and availability for addicts.