CMS work group recommends approach for employing former criminals in long-term care settings
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 19, 2013
Long-term care providers and states should agree on what a “direct access employee” is and whether that person has a criminal conviction that should keep him or her from working in a nursing...
Drug pipelines far from full, report finds
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
With new and novel medicines launched the last couple of years for diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C virus and multiple sclerosis, one would think that pharmaceutical pipelines are gradually improving....
Make CMS audits less burdensome, providers urge lawmakers
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 29, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take a variety of steps to make audits less burdensome, healthcare providers stated in white papers submitted to members of the Senate Finance Committee....
Murray, Ryan begin budget negotiations as long-term care providers analyze White House plan
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 12, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) met Wednesday to discuss budget negotiations. The architects of the House and Senate budgets had a “constructive discussion” and are “working...
Reality TV, LTC style
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 29, 2004
A Wisconsin nursing home is the feature of a PBS documentary that aims to show the good with the bad.