Bush recognizes long-term care “challenge” in State of the Union
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 02, 2006
President Bush called attention to the “national challenge” aging Americans pose for the nation’s retirement and long-term care systems in his State of the Union address Tuesday night....
CMS promotes anti-fraud efforts as a way to rein in Medicaid outlays
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 27, 2018
Skilled care operators receive more money from Medicaid than any other public or private funding source. Federal officials Tuesday announced plans to rein in program spending via stepped up anti-fraud...
Trump expected to hit Medicaid, Medicare with spending cuts package
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 27, 2018
Congressional leaders say the Trump administration is preparing to propose up to $25 billion in federal spending cuts, which will hit Medicaid and other safety net programs.
Inspector General blasts agency for ignoring ZPIC scrutiny
By
John Hall
Mar 19, 2015
Ignoring a four-year-old warning to more thoroughly evaluate Medicare auditing contractors is among the pile of unheeded advice that could have saved the Medicare program billions of dollars in recent...
Senators want to know why more nursing homes aren’t on the worst-of-the-worst list
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
Two U.S. lawmakers are quizzing federal officials, wanting to know why there aren’t more skilled nursing providers in a program for under performers.
Bundled pay scheme steers clear of SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Hospitals participating in bundled payment efforts are actively reducing their use of skilled nursing care, according to a study in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Pragmatism: Surveyors put away their big sticks
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2017
One of the biggest stories of the summer easily has been the news that full enforcement of nursing homes’ new survey system will be postponed a year.
Ask the Care Expert about … medication-related falls
By
Sherrie Dornberger
May 06, 2017
It seems like residents on more drugs have more falls. Is there information I can use to train my staff to watch out for this?
New employee engagement software released
Jan 31, 2017
OnShift Engage, a new cloud-based employee engagement software solution, is designed to measure satisfaction and track employee performance, the company said.
Trump may push downsizing of federal health IT initiatives, experts say
By
Dec 12, 2016
Government-mandated health information technology initiatives such as Meaningful Use may be pared down by the Trump administration, experts predicted last week.