TODAY’S THE DAY: McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off with session on MDS 3.0 as lawmakers reintroduce...
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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...
Business groups outgun labor in card-check battle, news report finds
May 20, 2009
Business groups appear to be gaining ground against organized labor in an effort to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, according to a recent update on the issue.
ASHHRA conference starts Sunday
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 13, 2018
Healthcare human resources professionals and partners can connect with their colleagues and vendors during the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration 54th Annual Conference & Exposition....
EHR company announces partnership
Nov 01, 2016
PointClickCare and Align have partnered to help providers boost employee engagement and improve resident outcomes.
New department within HHS to oversee allocation of stimulus package healthcare funding
Mar 13, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services has created an agency to oversee the distribution of the roughly $137 billion it received as a result of the economic stimulus package.
Governors urge Congress to stop proposed Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
Feb 27, 2007
The National Governors Association this week garnered praise from nursing home providers for imploring Congress to stop the administration from cutting $5 billion from federal Medicaid funding over five...
Health issues on Congressional docket for year ahead
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Haymarket Media
Jan 02, 2007
Prepping for the 2008 elections, Congress is likely to consider several health-related matters in the year ahead. Top matters include Medicare reforms, prescription drugs, and insurance-coverage gaps,...
Exploding hospice industry vulnerable to fraud, OIG says
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
The hospice care industry has ballooned in interest over recent years. But at the same time, nursing home residents and others receiving such care are often subject to improper care and fraudulent billing,...