Series questions Alzheimer’s drugs’ usefulness, development prospects
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Haymarket Media
Apr 07, 2004
A huge shadow was cast over the development and use of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease Wednesday in a prominent article in the New York Times.
Experts call for larger pharmacist role in medication management
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 24, 2015
Pharmacists should be able to tap into a resident’s full electronic health record as a way to improve care, industry experts said Tuesday during the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit...
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
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Jun 01, 2017
Medicaid is in need of reforms to strengthen the way it’s administered between the federal and state governments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said on Tuesday.
House committee slams Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s lack of savings, ‘unelected’...
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Sep 08, 2016
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has spent almost $6.1 billion on demonstration projects without showing any tangible savings, say Republican lawmakers.
New Mexico nursing home sued by state AG sues back
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Aug 20, 2015
A New Mexico nursing home being sued by the state attorney general claims that he refused to release communications between his office and two out-of-state law firms working on the case, violating the...
U.S. nursing home population decreased 20%, Census Bureau reports
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Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 01, 2014
The number of American nursing home residents 65 and older decreased by 20% within 10 years, the Census Bureau reported Monday. From 2000 to 2010, the number fell from 1.6 million to 1.3 million.
Ask the nursing expert … about time management
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Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Dec 01, 2013
We are so very busy in our post-acute care jobs. How are we supposed to get it all done?
Five Star makes changes to rely less on public funding
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Five Star Quality Care recently transferred operations of two rehabilitation hospitals in Massachusetts to Reliant Hospital Partners, marking the latest move in the company’s dramatic shift toward...
GOP might have votes to block Berwick re-nomination as Medicare, Medicaid chief
Mar 07, 2011
Senate Republicans might have enough votes to block the re-nomination of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Don Berwick, it was revealed late last week.
Profile: A nurse walks into a bar…
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Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2011
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC; Director of Clinical Affairs, American Medical Directors Association