PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
Close to 1,400 nursing homes lose a rating star due to new staffing info
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes have lost star ratings in Nursing Home Compare staffing levels because of inadequate numbers of registered nurses or from a lack of reporting reliable staffing information, signs...
NYT says nursing homes use Five Star ratings to ‘game’ the system
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 26, 2014
Nursing homes are using self-reported data to pump up their ratings in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare system, the New York Times reported Monday in a front-page...
Meet Christine Ulbricht, Rising Star honoree
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 18, 2019
Christine Ulbricht, Ph.D., MPH, is committed to researching and supporting nursing home residents.
Genesis expects to save $54 million after restructuring, but future unclear
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 12, 2017
Genesis HealthCare hopes to return to form after restructuring some of its leases, according to an investor conference call last week, but the company said in a government filing that bankruptcy is not...
Drug regimen found effective for common kidney condition
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A major clinical trial out of the United Kingdom points a new direction for treating a common form of kidney disease.
McKesson entity now Change Healthcare
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Parts of McKesson Corporation and Change Healthcare Holdings have merged to create a new healthcare information technology company called Change Healthcare. It includes all of Change Healthcare’s...
Also in the News for Friday, April 19
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 19, 2019
Verma: ‘Medicare for all’ called a grave threat … 35% of Florida’s nursing homes have installed mandated generators ahead of this year’s storm season … Death of nursing home resident...
OIG slams insufficient Medicare documentation, especially from nursing homes
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 16, 2016
The reported error rate for Medicare Fee-for-Service in fiscal year 2015 was 12.09%, well above the compliance threshold of 10%, a new government report finds.
CarePort Health announces partnership
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2019
CarePort Health has announced a partnership with Baltimore-based Audacious Inquiry, which allows CarePort to integrate with AI’s Encounter Notification Service® Providers using AI in one of its...