Nasco has released its 2014-2015 Health Care Educational Materials catalog, which focuses on training with versatile medical procedure simulators.
Judge questions legality of nursing home management companies, but dismisses complaint against one
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 07, 2013
Nursing home management agreements may run afoul of federal law, but it’s hard to argue that having a third-party manager hurts resident care. That was the message from Judge Jon S. Tigar, who recently...
IPC Healthcare aligns with naviHealth
Jun 09, 2015
IPC Healthcare Inc. has entered into an alliance with naviHealth Inc., the companies announced Tuesday.
Medicare trustees: Fund headed for insolvency by 2019
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2004
Medicare will have to tap its trust fund this year to keep up with expenditures and is on a course to become insolvent by 2019, trustees reported Tuesday. This is seven years sooner than what the trustees...
News and Analysis — As OBRA nears 20, criticism continues
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2007
It’s been nearly 20 years since the government passed landmark nursing home regulation reform. There has been improvement, but that is no reason to celebrate wildly, believes Senate Special Committee...
New air conditioning option prevents mold and bacteria formation
Aug 16, 2011
Several nursing homes have begun using Advantix Systems’ air conditioning systems, the company announced. The firm’s air conditioning systems use a brine solution to dehumidify and cool air...
KCI gets assurance on three wound-treatment patents
Jul 29, 2009
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of three vacuum pressure wound treatment patents belonging to Kinetic Concepts Inc. The technologies form the basis of the company’s...
Alzheimer’s drug slows mental, functional decline in Eli Lilly trial
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 12, 2021
Participants who took donanemab for 76 weeks showed 32% slower decline in thinking and daily function compared with those in a placebo group.
Ask the legal expert … about arbitration agreements
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2013
It seems like every time I see a news item about arbitration agreements being signed by a resident/patient’s surrogate or relative, some judges rules it invalid or unenforceable. Are they ever valid?...
SNF rehab claims scrutinized more than ever, expert says
Jul 11, 2012
Nursing home administrators who can’t substantiate every minute of rehab therapy delivered in their building leave themselves open to increasingly common audits and surveys, a top MDS 3.0 expert...