Nursing homes can assess nutritional status by measuring residents’ calves rather than body mass...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 27, 2014
Nursing home caregivers can get a good idea of residents’ nutritional status by measuring their calves rather than calculating their body mass index with height and weight, according to recently...
House bill would create site-neutral payments for post-acute care, could save Medicare $100 billion over...
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Tim Mullaney
May 23, 2014
Federal lawmakers have drafted a bill to implement bundled, site-neutral payments for post-acute services, which they say would save the Medicare program up to $100 billion over a decade.
‘2-midnight rule’ is increasing observation stays, not decreasing them as hoped, Johns Hopkins...
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Tim Mullaney
May 23, 2014
A Medicare policy change meant to reduce the number of hospital observation stays actually is having the opposite effect, a senior Johns Hopkins Medical System executive told a Congressional panel this...
Medicare claims reviews should be more streamlined, government report states
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Tim Mullaney
May 23, 2014
The government could improve Medicare oversight by creating a more uniform and unified post-payment review system, according to a report from federal officials.
Lawmakers praise long-term care ‘credibility,’ Paul Ryan says consumers and providers both...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 21, 2014
Long-term care providers have earned exceptional credibility in the halls of Congress and now have a golden opportunity to push for more favorable policies, high-profile lawmakers and leaders of the nation’s...
Support for Medicare-style, government long-term care insurance program surges, large AP-University of...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
The idea of a government-run long-term care insurance program similar to Medicare has become much more popular in the last year, according to the findings of a large nationwide survey. Independent research...
Alleged exploitive photos of Senator’s wife raise questions about nursing home privacy
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
Visitation protocols at a Mississippi continuing care retirement community are under scrutiny after a blogger was jailed for allegedly taking an unauthorized photograph of the wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran...
Electrotherapy could be a safe way of treating dementia-related aggression and agitation, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
Electroconvulsive therapy could be a safe alternative for reducing behavioral symptoms of dementia when medication is not effective, according to findings from a small study.
Fike 2.0: How national tragedy created a long-term care champion
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
Last week, President Obama dedicated the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. The occasion got me thinking about how the searing experience instilled in some survivors a fierce sense of mission. Katy...
C. diff vaccine moves closer to reality with launch of large Phase III trial
By
Tim Mullaney
May 19, 2014
A potential Clostridium difficile vaccine performed well in initial tests and now has moved into a large Phase III trial, researchers announced today. The news from developer Sanofi Pasteur raises hopes...