LTC groups eagerly await Supreme Court decision on healthcare reform
Nov 15, 2011
Despite the mixed feelings about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act among long-term care providers, all groups agree that they will be closely monitoring a case now headed to the Supreme Court....
Nursing home programs authorized by reform law likely to go unfunded
Jun 13, 2011
An initiative to monitor for-profit nursing home chains and another to increase implementation of electronic health records in nursing homes were both included under the Affordable Care Act. But given...
Health lawyers to tackle arbitration, HITECH and health reform at annual meeting
Jun 25, 2010
The American Health Lawyers Association will hold its annual meeting next week in Seattle. Education session topics will include the arbitration process, an overview of HITECH (Health Information Technology...
Raucous debate on Senate health reform bill expected to start Tuesday
Nov 25, 2009
With most policy makers and planners taking a pause during Thanksgiving week, all eyes are looking ahead to Tuesday, when the Senate will kick off what could be several weeks of contentious debate over...
LTC groups throw support behind medical liability reform bill
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Haymarket Media
Feb 14, 2005
Two long-term care advocacy groups said they are backing medical liability reform legislation introduced last week by U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and John Ensign (R-NV).
Also in the News for Thursday, April 8
Apr 08, 2021
Speech-language pathologists, audiology services now included in Medicare telehealth codes list … Unions applaud profit capping, other nursing home reform measures …Texas faces push to require backup...
McKesson unveils pharmacy automation system
Jan 12, 2010
McKesson recently introduced the PROmanager-Rx system. The system allows providers to automate the dispensing of tablets, capsules and other oral solid medications that arrive pre-packaged in unit-dose,...
Mobile apps to play larger role in monitoring chronic care: report
Dec 28, 2010
In the year ahead, 14% of adults will use a mobile health app to manage chronic conditions and other health-related matters, according to a report from IDC. The prediction follows a recent Pew survey that...
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 7
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 07, 2022
New federal long-term care benefit only way to ensure adequate pay for providers, expand care access, experts argue … Providers, Illinois governor battle over long-term care payment reform … SNF occupancy...
Nursing homes eyed for cuts as healthcare reform fight spreads to local battlegrounds
Jun 26, 2009
Federal lawmakers take their July 4 recess next week, so they’ll be spreading the battle lines of healthcare reform to hundreds of local venues, intensifying the debate. With Democrats attempting...