Next stage of HIPAA audits will move quickly and result in enforcement actions against providers, official...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2014
Impending audits could lead to penalties for healthcare providers not complying with health information privacy laws, an official stated Wednesday.
Senators push CMS to expand program for long-term care outside nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should loosen regulations to allow more people to receive care in the community rather than in nursing homes, a bipartisan group of Senators wrote in a recent...
MS assisted living worker fired on first day due to pregnancy, government charges
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2014
An assisted living facility in Mississippi fired a worker hours after she started on the job because of her pregnancy, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
41% of multi-drug resistant infections are acquired when nursing home residents are hospitalized, more...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 25, 2014
A significant proportion of multi-drug resistant infections in nursing homes originate in acute care hospitals, indicating that greater coordination between settings is needed, according to recently published...
Residents with Alzheimer’s might forget poor care but the emotional damage is lasting, study shows
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 25, 2014
A nursing home resident with Alzheimer’s might forget receiving poor or negligent care, but the bad feelings created by ill treatment still could persist, University of Iowa researchers say.
No ACOs have reliable interoperability with external organizations, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 25, 2014
A widespread lack of interoperable technology threatens the Accountable Care Organization model, according to recently released survey results.
White House to providers: New antibiotic regs on the way
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 23, 2014
Long-term care providers should take pride in their antipsychotic reduction efforts, and certainly should work hard to meet the new goals announced Friday. But it should not escape their notice that just...
House leader urges HHS to end settlements meant to cut Medicare backlog
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services may not have had the authority to offer providers special settlements to help clear a huge backlog of Medicare appeals, a leading Congressman said in a recent...
One-fifth of caregivers take 6 months or longer to choose a senior housing option for a loved one, poll...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
A significant number of people take six months or longer to choose a senior care or housing option for a loved one, recently released survey results showed.
CMS releases updated Minimum Data Set manual
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an updated version of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument manual Friday.