The 2% reduction in Medicare payments known as sequestration began Monday. Providers should begin to see the impact by mid-April. The reductions will affect claims with dates of service or discharge on...
Proposed new visa could pave the way for more immigrant nursing home workers
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2013
More immigrant workers could be employed in the nation’s nursing homes in coming years under a deal reached Friday.
FDA approves new kind of oral diabetes drug
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new kind of type 2 diabetes drug to help better control glucose levels.
HHS issues final rule on federal payment rates for new Medicaid beneficiaries
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
The federal government will pay 100% of the Medicaid costs for certain newly eligible beneficiaries under the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed in a final rule...
Nursing home residents with dementia can be taken off antipsychotics without behavioral consequences,...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Nursing homes using antipsychotic drugs for dementia care can and should take most residents off these medications, according to recently published research.
Brookdale remains largest senior living operator in the country, ALFA rankings show
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Stability was a theme of 2012, at least among the biggest players in the senior living sector. The Assisted Living Federation of America recently released its annual list of the largest providers by total...
OSHA contacts about 1,000 nursing homes as possible inspection targets
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 29, 2013
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently sent letters to about 1,000 nursing homes with high worker injury and illness rates in 2011, warning that they may be subject to inspections.
Nursing home union asks state court to stop sale of county home
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 29, 2013
The union representing workers at Maplewood Manor, a nursing home operated by New York’s Saratoga County, has turned to the state supreme court to stop the sale of the facility.
Limiting use of common antihistamines could reduce C. diff in facilities, researchers say
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 29, 2013
Taking antihistamines such as Tagamet, Pepcid and Zantac increases the risk that people in healthcare settings will be infected with Clostridium difficile, according to a recently published study.
Lawmakers should leave Medicare and Medicaid alone, Sebelius says
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2013
Medicare and Medicaid should not be significantly altered, because spending for these programs is trending downward and incentives tied to the programs are working, according to Health and Human Services...