Liability threats of non-healing pressure ulcers put providers on the hotseat
Nurses charged with ignoring bleeding SNF resident after fall
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 06, 2016
Two nurses were indicted Thursday morning after allegedly ignoring a bleeding patient for more than 10 minutes after he fell and suffered a head wound.
Waiting for a pellet
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2016
From now on when I ponder the future of long-term care, I’ll think about Uncle Jimmy.
CMS: Take advantage of voluntary testing for PBJ
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 03, 2016
More providers should be diving into voluntary testing for Payroll-Based Journal reporting, a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday.
MedPAC: SNF rates ‘more than adequate,’ payment reforms not coming fast enough
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Jun 03, 2016
Medicare’s current payment rates for skilled nursing facilities are “more than adequate” to keep up with cost growth, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has reasserted.
Company adds to swab product
May 25, 2016
PDI has launched its Prevantics® Device Swab Strip. The product expands on the existing Prevantics Device Swab by helping prevent central line associated bloodstream infections.
Analysis identifies efficiency as important to post-acute care
May 25, 2016
A new report from Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group stresses success strategies for post-acute care facilities over the next decade.
IT company offers application on PBJ
May 25, 2016
Mississippi Information Technology company Think Anew has announced a new application to help providers meet new regulations governing Payroll Based Journal reporting.
AHCA leader: Providers warned of potential lame-duck session
By
James M. Berklan
May 25, 2016
In an atypical twist on the normal, the annual American Health Care Association’s congressional briefing on Tuesday did not feature an array of dire, sky-is-falling speakers. But it was punctuated...
CNA faces up to 4-year sentence for spending $5k on resident’s credit cards
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May 19, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a New York nursing home pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing a resident’s credit cards and going on a $5,000 shopping spree.