Providers unsure about EHR ‘meaningful use’ provisions
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2011
“Meaningful use” requirements providers must meet for Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs continue to concern caregivers.
Ownership transparency, coordination could produce better nursing home oversight, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2019
Policy makers will have to go “much further than reducing regulatory inefficiencies or red tape” in order to improve nursing home oversight, one veteran stakeholder is arguing.
Salaries for nursing home administrator and nursing directors rise modestly in 2012, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Key skilled nursing facility managers saw small salary increases in 2012, according to new figures released Tuesday. The raises signal slow, steady economic improvement, say organizers of the survey, the...
Costs of nursing, assisted living care increase by 3.3% in 2009
Oct 28, 2009
Nursing home and assisted living costs each rose by an average of 3.3% over the last year, according to the 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care...
Rise in 2005 employer-sponsored healthcare plans the lowest in five years
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 07, 2004
Employer-sponsored healthcare costs are expected to rise an average of 8% in 2005, according to a new survey conducted by consulting firm Towers Perrin. This percentage is the first time the increase has...
Overall cleanliness a top factor in choosing a long-term care facility, Clorox survey finds
Mar 11, 2014
More than 70% of consumers said overall cleanliness was a factor when choosing a long-term care facility, and many said they equated odor to a lack of cleanliness, according to a survey from Clorox Professional...
Only half of medical residents consistently complete SNF discharge summaries for patients, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2021
Medical residents don’t appear to know as much about transitioning patients to post-acute care as they say they do, a new survey finds. With discharges to post-acute care expected to spike, closing this...
Change of nursing home ownership may hurt resident care, study says
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 17, 2015
Changes in nursing home ownership may cause patient-centered care to suffer, according to a study published in the Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
Nursing home oversight makes OIG’s top challenges list for second straight year
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2014
Ensuring nursing home quality remains one of the top 10 challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s according to a newly issued list from HHS’ Office of Inspector...
THE WAIT IS OVER: McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off today
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 26, 2014
Today’s the day: Long-term care professionals, top vendors and subject matter experts are convening for the eighth annual McKnight’s Online Expo. Minimum Data Set changes, technology adoption...