CMS at first to cite flu shot non-compliance after finding other offenses
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
Providers do not have to worry about being cited for non-compliance with the federal government’s new flu and pneumonia vaccination mandate until June, except in cases where other offenses might...
AHCA elects members of defector group to Board of Governors
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
The American Health Care Association has elected three leaders from a rival organization, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, to its newly created 15-member Board of Governors.
60 Seconds with… Diane Newman, Co-Director, Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2005
Q: The changes to F-Tag 315 (incontinence and catheters) have been called tougher than the pressure ulcers tag. Would you agree?
A: I think it’s going to be tough for some providers. Many providers...
Major chains breaking with AHCA
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Haymarket Media
Aug 25, 2005
Leaders of the nation’s largest nursing home association say they are planning “dramatic” organizational changes in response to the possible withdrawal of 15 national chains. The chains,...
Wound Care Feature: Get it in writing
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James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2005
As treatment options and regulations have expanded, so has the documentation need for care teams trying to deliver wound care.
Nancy DeFranco can look back with a bit of a wry grin now, but there was nothing...
Medicaid spending creep worries state budget officials
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Haymarket Media
Jul 11, 2005
Many states’ “rainy day” funds were depleted this year by escalating Medicaid costs, according to a just-released Fiscal Survey of States. The program continues to eat larger portions...
RUGs revision eases worries
By
Liza Berger
Jun 13, 2005
Providers fearing the worst from Medicare payment refinements were almost pleasantly surprised when they were officially released last month.
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
CMS tackles review of pharmacy formularies
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Haymarket Media
Mar 21, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has set a timetable for reviewing medication formularies of private health plans taking part in the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Information Technology: Record Savings
Mar 04, 2005
President Bush is willing to spend more on healthcare IT now so electronic records and other innovations will reduce future costs.
An old business aphorism holds that it’s necessary to spend money...