Reader Poll: what makes a meeting successful for you?
Oct 06, 2017
“We try to educate staff. Every morning I come up with a topic for the day, something current. And after we discuss that, we go straight into the meeting. “
Could documentation relief be coming soon?
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James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
Long-term care professionals know a lot. At the top of the list has to be that you are saddled with too many tasks, many of them documentation-related.
House proposes health package with bills to raise CMPs, repeal IPAB
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Oct 04, 2017
Legislation that would increase the civil monetary penalties for healthcare fraud and abuse is among 10 bills included in a new health package scheduled to be marked up by the House Energy and Commerce...
Marketing clearance announced for flu tests
Oct 03, 2017
Alere Inc. said its Alere i Influenza A & B 2 test has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the detection of influenza A and B infection in children and adults.
Samsung announces partnership
Oct 03, 2017
Samsung Electronics America Inc. and TigerText have announced a strategic partnership and new mobile option for clinical staff members in facilities and hospitals.
Caregiver asks resident: ‘Why is it taking you so long to die?’
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
A camera in a resident’s room at an Ottawa nursing home caught a support worker verbally abusing a resident, including asking “Why is it taking you so long to die?,” according to local...
National testing of standardized post-acute data elements to start in November
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Sep 29, 2017
Beta testing of standardized data elements for post-acute care will kick off in November in 14 geographic markets, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the RAND Corporation disclosed...
Sabra CEO: National providers ‘can’t do it anymore’
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James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
CHICAGO — It’s official: bigger is not better when it comes to investing in skilled nursing facilities. Owners should concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners to mold into agile units with...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 28
Sep 28, 2017
Senate passes Medicare chronic conditions bill … Healthcare reform efforts ‘over,’ GOP leaders say … Exercise — not Vitamin D — encouraged to help prevent falls in seniors
New tablet program released
Sep 27, 2017
It’s Never 2 Late announced that more than 20 assisted living and long-term care communities have pre-ordered iN2L Focus, a new tablet device for seniors.