Hospices earning high scores on newly released ratings
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Sep 06, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospice Compare website — but those high grades have led some to question the site’s efficacy.
Nonprofit providers fare worse in staff training, communication, study finds
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Aug 31, 2017
Perceptions of safety culture within nursing homes vary greatly among staff and provider types, with nonprofit providers linked to worse staff training, a new study shows.
OSHA ups workplace violence prevention efforts
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Dec 03, 2015
New online resources may help prevent healthcare workplace violence, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said.
LTC will face more pressure to lessen antipsychotics, government officials say
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Jun 26, 2015
The push for long-term care facilities to abandon the use of off-label use of antipsychotic medications for residents with dementia will intensify over the next two years, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
CMS stresses disaster preparedness in cyber security advisory
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Jan 18, 2017
Long-term care providers should consider cyber security when developing and reviewing their emergency-preparedness plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advised in a memo sent Friday.
DACA rollback could hit healthcare workforce
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Sep 08, 2017
Nearly one-fifth of people covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program work in healthcare and education, potentially resulting in long-term care taking a workforce hit if the program...
Hospice providers score well on CMS’ new compare site, but experts not impressed
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Aug 21, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently unveiled Hospice Compare website — but those high marks are casting some doubt on whether...
Playing favorites and workplace gossip hurt quality of care, providers charge
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May 10, 2017
Gossip, rudeness and playing “favorites” hurts the quality of healthcare in facilities, a new report alleges.
State’s for-profit SNF chains deliver lower quality of care, consumers say
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Jan 20, 2016
Maryland’s for-profit nursing home chains rank lowest in family-reported care quality ratings, according to a new study.
Leave the cannoli: Healthcare workers more likely to have poor dietary habits
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Apr 20, 2017
Healthcare support workers are more likely to smoke or have poor dietary habits compared to workers in other occupations, according to a recently published study.