CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...
Editor’s Desk: Policy finally gives credit where it’s due: nurses
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2010
If there is one group of people who have earned the right to be cynical, it is long-term care professionals. Coming from a journalist, this is no underqualified assessment.
Ask the legal expert about … employees’ social media choices
By
John Durso
Jan 08, 2018
One of our employees has public photos on Facebook where he’s in drag, and a board member complained. How should we tackle employees doing potentially embarrassing things away from work, yet in a...
Post-acute push boosts ACO savings
By
Aug 27, 2015
Medicare accountable care organizations saved the federal government more than $411 million in 2014, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Ask the treatment expert … about pressure maps
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 01, 2014
Can you explain the purpose of a pressure map and the usefulness when evaluating the function of a therapeutic support surface?
TODAY’S THE DAY: McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off with session on MDS 3.0 as lawmakers reintroduce...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2013
Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) recently reintroduced a bill to ease audit burdens on long-term care providers. Initially put forward in Oct. 2012, the Medicare Audit Improvement...
Ask the legal expert: How can I legally limit my nurses’ penchant for texting?
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2011
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
HCBS workers fight for overtime pay
Jun 29, 2009
As the home- and community-based services segment continues to grow, some HCBS workers are trying to change current laws that prevent them from receiving overtime pay and minimum-wage protections, according...
ABILITY Network announces partnership
Jul 05, 2017
ABILITY Network and Cantata Health recently announced a new partnership.
Frequent sales raise a red flag
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2016
A new study has shown that nursing facilities that are bought and sold frequently by corporate owners tend to continue poor care.