I have to admit that my first visit to a nursing home was less than inspiring…
Opinion — THE BIG PICTURE: A flat market has its benefits
Sep 08, 2006
New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman helps demystify globalization’s full impact in his most recent book, The World is Flat.
White House to detail strategies to support next generation of COVID immunizations
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Intranasal vaccines and pan-coronavirus drugs are on the table in a new push toward corralling COVID-19 — despite uncertainties about support and federal funding, a new report finds.
Thanks to COVID, unions are primed for an upswing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2021
I’ve been a union member twice in my life, both times at jobs where I didn’t understand their potential power or how their work might have benefitted me.
Changes coming to nursing home preadmission resident screening regulations
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2020
Providers could soon see changes to the preadmission screening process for potential nursing home residents.
Ignite Medical gets hospital backing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2019
Upscale rehab provider Ignite Medical Resorts and the University of Kansas Health System have partnered as owners of the revamped Kansas City Transitional Care Center. Now operating as Ignite Medical Resort,...
New report says hospital patients often feel rushed, helpless when making the transition to SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 16, 2019
Two new reports add to a growing body of evidence that the transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility is less than ideal.
Provider claims victory in ‘blockbuster’ battle with state regulators
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 26, 2018
A Maryland skilled care provider has settled a long-running court dispute with state officials, agreeing to halt operations and pay back a small portion of what state regulators had originally sought.
Mid-Atlantic Health Care creates Gold-winning system
By
Oct 02, 2015
Mid-Atlantic Health Care has earned the Gold Award in the Quality category of McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own data system to improve the quality of care provided in...
Providers: We need more PPE, testing to ‘fully comply’ with latest CMS guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Providers won’t be able to “realistically implement” new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until they have enough personal protective equipment and access to testing, advocates...