Xerox is developing a digital nurse assistant that is intended to help reduce the busywork that nurses must spend so much of their time on — documenting takes up more than a third of their time.
Counties are only liable for poor nursing home care caused by municipal policies, judge rules
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2013
Even if county nursing home workers provide poor care, the county is not liable unless the employees are executing an official policy, a federal judge in Pennsylvania recently ruled, providing a victory...
CMS to post more nursing home deficiency data online next month
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2013
Citing the desire for the public to know more about nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make more information about nursing home deficiencies available online next month, according...
Amount of post-acute care accounts for regional differences in Medicare spending, report says
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 26, 2013
Geographic variations in Medicare payments can be largely explained by how much skilled nursing and post-acute care is being used, according to a recently released interim report from the Institute of...
Nursing homes can achieve high quality while gaining cost efficiency, researchers find
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 25, 2013
Nursing homes in the United States are generally efficient and able to control expenses without sacrificing quality of care, according to a recently released study in the Healthcare Management Review.
Ryan budget begets testimony on immigrant workers in nursing homes
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 15, 2013
Thursday’s Congressional hearing about immigration policy became a forum for discussing how the recently proposed budget from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) would affect long-term care providers.
AHCA calls for immigration reform to meet staffing shortage
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined its vision of...
Three White House appointees complete Commission on Long-Term Care
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 14, 2013
President Barack Obama has named the final three members of the Commission on Long-Term Care created as part of January’s fiscal cliff deal.
Six tech vendors align to make health records more interoperable
Mar 13, 2013
A half dozen electronic health record vendors have formed a non-profit organization called the Commonwell Health Alliance. The organization’s goal is to create a national infrastructure with common...
Long-term care makes ADP’s list of industries most challenged by upcoming health benefits requirements
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 08, 2013
Long-term care is one of seven employment sectors likely to see significant challenges based on health benefits requirements in the Affordable Care Act, according to payroll services provider ADP.