Feds curious whether HIPAA is impeding care coordination for SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 16, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking if patient privacy laws are preventing coordination among nursing homes and other providers.
CMS posts specifics on staffing, payroll data collection for Five Star ratings
By
John Hall
Apr 15, 2015
The government has posted technical specifications showing long-term care facilities how to electronically submit staffing information based on payroll data under a new system that becomes mandatory in...
Analgesics account for most nursing home medication errors, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 17, 2013
Most nursing home medication errors involve analgesics and sedatives, and these drugs are likely to account for errors regardless of how frequently they are administered, according to recently published...
Flu vaccine offered poor protection for seniors this year, CDC says
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 22, 2013
This season’s influenza vaccine was largely ineffective for seniors, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers released Thursday.
Phase 2 finds more users turning to technology
Dec 06, 2017
More than 20% of nursing homes are using abaqis, Providigm announced.
Assisted living admin average salaries exceed $71,000; nursing directors $63,500
Jan 25, 2011
Assisted living administrators’ national average salary was $71,272 in 2010, according to the new 2010-2011 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report. Assisted living directors of nursing, meanwhile,...
As patients age, their choices mean less to their doctors, report finds
Mar 24, 2010
Doctors of elderly patients who are incapable of making decisions are more likely to choose treatment that they believe is in the best interest of their patients, and not necessarily the treatment their...
Study: Many Canadian-educated RNs prefer to work in U.S.
May 15, 2009
Canada, like much of the rest of the world, is already facing a nursing shortage. But instead of staying, many recently graduated baccalaureate-level registered nurses (RNs) are leaving to work in the...
Facilities’ RN staffing drops by 25%, warns citizens group
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 22, 2005
The average number of registered nurse-hours at nursing homes dropped by 25% from 1998 to 2004, according to a study touted by the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform. The study’s...
AHCA previews new quality metric announcement
By
John Hall
May 07, 2015
The American Health Care Association is expected to announce today six new quality metrics, some of which raise the bar on nursing home staff turnover and hospital readmissions.