CMS fails to measure outcomes of the zone program integrity contractor program: government report
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not thoroughly assessing how well zone program integrity contractors are contributing to Medicare anti-fraud efforts, according to a new report from the...
State News for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
ILLINOIS — Gov. Pat Quinn (D) has signed a new law making it easier for people to lodge complaints against nursing homes.
What will your record be after the storm clears?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2009
Even unusually snowy, bitter days, or torrential rains, or choking drought conditions will end eventually. That is how I feel about current economic conditions.
Welltower officials expressed optimism Tuesday, with occupancy ticking up and a notable integration effort going better than expected.
Strategies to reduce hospital readmission rates aren’t harming patients post-discharge, study shows
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Jul 21, 2017
Hospitals’ efforts to lower readmission rates didn’t raise patients’ post-discharge mortality rates, a new study shows.
Out of the data silo
By
Brett Bakshis
Dec 01, 2014
Interoperability, data analytics and intervention models are giving providers a new way to use healthcare information technology to prevent rehospitalization
‘Prosocial’ bonuses at work boost mood
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
Giving employees money to spend on charities or their coworkers is a way to increase job satisfaction and performance, according to Duke University research.
HealthMEDX and Spectrum Health achieve interoperability
Oct 29, 2013
Spectrum Health has integrated HealthMEDX in order to exchange patient information between its inpatient and post-acute facilities.
Vocal training, use will help seniors keep voices strong
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2013
The vocalizations of geriatric rats have provided speech language pathologists with new information on how seniors can strengthen their voices.
Design Decisions: It’s ‘a culture of caring’
By
Mary Gustafson
Jan 03, 2011
Nursing home incorporates elements of Asian culture into the design of its remodeling efforts to make it feel more like home