Ask the legal expert … how to deal with someone leaking information
By
John Durso
Mar 02, 2013
Someone leaked sensitive patient information to the press after we had a recent fire here. What steps can/should we take to investigate or determine who the leak was?
Ask the payment expert … about inaccurate MDS therapy information
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2013
What happens if my therapy company makes an error on the MDS and as a result, a change of therapy was missed? Are we still responsible?
IBM ‘Smart Solutions’ to help executives manage information better
Mar 28, 2012
IBM recently announced three IBM Smarter Analytics Signature Solutions that blend multiple analytic products, models and algorithms, and supporting services. Collectively, they help corporate-level executives...
Assisted living advocates redouble educational efforts on Capitol Hill
Feb 03, 2010
Roughly 120 assisted living advocates convened in Washington D.C. Tuesday as part of the Assisted Living Federation of America’s annual federal “fly-in” day.
Senate set to begin debate this week on healthcare reform bill
Nov 30, 2009
Fresh from its Thanksgiving break, the Senate is scheduled to pick up its debate over healthcare reform on Tuesday. Some provisions affecting senior care providers are similar to those in the House bill...
Governors prepare for health information exchanges at semi-annual conference
Aug 07, 2009
A group of the nation’s governors and state officials has released a guide for state implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). McKnight’s...
Editors’ Blog: AAHSA’s long-term care reform struggle
Jun 10, 2009
The bill released by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Tuesday represents a victory for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. The organization has been fighting for a disability insurance...
Hospice payment system requires reform, staff tells MedPAC
Nov 11, 2008
Medicare hospice payment reform will be necessary to combat the rising cost of hospice, staff members suggested recently to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC).
State steps up efforts to sell homes of deceased residents
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 25, 2006
The Medicaid program in Tennessee is aggressively going after family homes to recoup some of the $1 billion the state pays for long-term care each year.
60 Seconds with… Stephen Moses, President, Center for LTC Reform
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Q: You say providers may wrongly be fearful of Medicaid-eligibility restrictions Congress passed earlier this year, such as increasing the look-back period. Why?
A: We’ve eliminated the biggest reason...