CMS: Count on lower reimbursement levels, tougher scrutiny of provider billing practices
Oct 18, 2011
Providers at a special healthcare policy forum in Washington received a sobering evaluation Monday for why they were hit with an average 11.1% cut in Medicare reimbursement starting Oct. 1. A top long-term...
‘Selective’ surroundings: design group’s program adapts to fit a facility’s needs
By
Brett Bakshis
Jul 01, 2010
A design team takes on a new Pennsylvania facility, creating a look of harmony and warmth—and with a price tag that fits the budget
Advance directives are vital documents for personal care goals
By
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D., APRN
Aug 28, 2017
When completing an AD, the patient should consider what is most important, asking such questions as “Who can make medical decisions with the physician if I am unable?
Managing an unexpected emergency or natural disaster
By
Linda Arters
Nov 14, 2016
“Information is King” when an unexpected emergency or natural disaster strikes. Not just for those tasked with responding to and managing the crisis but for everyone impacted.
Meet Luz Liebeskind, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 26, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Senior Living, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Specialists propose new framework for dialysis decisions in the elderly
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2022
Older, frail patients with kidney failure may benefit from a new approach to dialysis discussions that supports a deferred decision, experts say.
Nursing home residents face prolonged course of COVID, facility study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2021
Residents who develop COVID-19 may face weeks of illness, no matter how mild or severe their symptoms, according to geriatricians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis.
SavaSeniorCare settles ‘unfounded’ False Claims Act allegations for $11.2M
By
Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Atlanta-based nursing home operator SavaSeniorCare said Friday it is settling “unfounded” and longstanding allegations of billing Medicare for unnecessary therapy services. The Department of Justice...
Valid dementia verdict? Nursing home and hospital diagnoses now better aligned, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Medicare’s dementia claim measures appear to have become more sensitive in recent years, agreeing more closely with hospital-based measures overall and for certain populations than in the past, investigators...
I should be walking across a stage this week
By
Misty Thomas
May 07, 2020
I should be celebrating and absorbing a moment I have looked forward to in finally obtaining my degree as an acute care adult gerontology nurse practitioner. I should be extremely disappointed this moment...