Survey: Most healthcare providers believe national health insurance plan would hurt care quality
Jun 12, 2009
A total of 75% of healthcare providers think that a national health insurance plan would reduce the quality of care or have a neutral effect. That is according to the results of a study of 500 various...
Baltimore to activate emergency response system for Medicare Part D
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Haymarket Media
Dec 23, 2005
Baltimore’s health department will turn on its emergency surveillance and response system to monitor prescription drug access for Medicare beneficiaries when the new benefit begins Jan. 1.
Man arrested for calls threatening nursing home, cops
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Sep 25, 2015
An Alabama man has been arrested after making threatening phone calls to the nursing home where his ex-girlfriend works and threatening staff, according to police.
Prime Care Technologies launches healthcare call line
Sep 01, 2015
Prime Care Technologies Inc. has debuted Healthline. The service, part of the primeFORCE portfolio, has 24/7 telephone and/or video access to teams of healthcare professionals without per-call consult...
Evermind released to general public
Sep 23, 2014
Evermind is now on sale to the general public at evermind.us, the company announced.
The editor’s desk: All of a sudden, holidays aren’t looking so festive
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2011
If you thought the politicians’ recent stomach-turning brinksmanship over the national debt ceiling wasn’t fun — and who did? — you have no reason to look forward to the end of November...
Editor’s Desk: Don’t appear too happy about hospice prosperity
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James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2011
When it comes to running a business, you better evolve. If you don’t, trouble will surely find you. Maybe it will even if you do.
Providers testify against post-acute bundled pay bill at hearing
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John Hall
Apr 17, 2015
A top nursing home advocate on Thursday urged killing a bill calling for the bundling of Medicare payments for post-acute care services.
ITUpdate for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
» More analytics are needed in long-term care technology, according to comments in a report by Majd Alwan, M.D., executive director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies. The report summarized...
Tomorrow’s the day: Providers prepare for Phase 2 deadline
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Nov 27, 2017
Despite efforts from provider groups and lawmakers to delay Phase 2 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Requirements of Participation, the new survey process is expected to take effect...