The full impact of PDPM on therapists remains unknown
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 11, 2019
Immediate fallout from the start of the Patient Driven Payment Model led therapy advocates to complain to federal authorities about layoffs and other adverse effects. But stakeholders on all sides agreed...
Coffee drinkers have reduced risk of common liver cancer: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2019
Middle-aged coffee drinkers have half the odds of developing a common liver cancer than their peers who don’t partake, say researchers.
High-intensity exercise can help jog memory
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2019
High-intensity exercise may be the best option for quickly boosting memory capacity in late life, say Canadian researchers.
Leverage Heath backs WellBe concept in new partnership
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 29, 2019
WellBe Senior Medical and venture catalyst firm Leverage Health have formed a strategic partnership, with Leverage as a major investor and growth catalyst. The companies said Leverage Health will advance...
Expanded Xofluza approval includes seniors at risk of flu complications
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2019
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has expanded approval of the oral antiviral drug Xofluza for people at high risk of flu complications.
Profile: Easy rider, tuned provider
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 18, 2019
Gary Kelso, CEO, Mission Health Services and Community Nursing Services
Referral platforms update tech solutions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 18, 2019
Providers are trying to manage referrals better via technology. Cantex Continuing Care Network and Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries announced last month that, along with Netsmart, they were launching...
Esformes gets 20 years
Oct 18, 2019
FLORIDA — Long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of running a $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme through his network of nursing homes. ...
Providers campaign to get CMS to ditch icon plans
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
The second-largest nursing home association in the U.S. is now urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to not implement plans to place a consumer alert icon next to facilities that have received...
Ask the treatment expert: How to address the risk of pressure injury development?
By
Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, CPT
Oct 17, 2019
We have a resident who prefers to sit in a wheelchair all day long. How do we address the risk of pressure injury development? According to F552, the resident has the right to be informed in advance of...