Many people aged 70 and older don’t take the precautions they should during episodes of extreme summer heat, a new study suggests.
QIOs should target low-performing facilities, GAO says
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Haymarket Media
Jul 02, 2007
Quality Improvement Organizations should direct more of their resources to the improvement of “low-performing” nursing homes, a new report from the Government Accountability Office said.
Another double-digit rise in healthcare costs forecast
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Haymarket Media
Nov 03, 2004
Employers will see their medical plan costs rise an average of 13.5%, according to a new analysis by Aon Corp.
CMS updates surveyor guidance for advance directives, dementia care and other topics
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 02, 2014
Nursing home surveyors should question staff members to ensure that residents’ care is aligned with their advance directives, according to a manual update recently released by the Centers for Medicare...
MDS coordinator strain hits nursing facilities where it hurts most
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2022
Labor shortages are costing providers deeply, but new data finds workforce issues are also impeding their ability to collect payment for services they’ve already delivered.
CMS boosts payments, incentives for dialysis centers
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 03, 2012
Medicare payments to providers that offer outpatient maintenance dialysis treatments will increase 2.5% in calendar year 2013, regulators said.
Many emergency room visits by nursing home residents are preventable, CDC estimates
May 03, 2010
A large percentage of nursing home residents’ emergency department (ED) visits are avoidable, according to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Teamsters, SEIU back Obama
Feb 22, 2008
Two powerful unions, one of which represents a large number of nursing home workers, are supporting Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for president.
Healthcare is biggest expense for states, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Dec 10, 2007
States continue to spend more on healthcare than any other expenditure, a new report finds.
Providers bristle at analysis of private equity buyers
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Haymarket Media
Sep 25, 2007
An analysis critical of care practices by nursing homes acquired by private equity groups fails to give a complete picture of quality in the nation’s nursing homes, said Alan Rosenbloom, president...