MedPAC’s post-acute payment plan needs further study, association says
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Apr 03, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Council needs to take a step back and conduct additional research before it votes this week on a recommendation to overhaul the post-acute payment system, according to one...
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Mar 30, 2017
Heart failure patients in SNFs 50% more likely to be readmitted than those at home … Congress nullifies OSHA recordkeeping rule … Dancing may help protect brain from effects of aging
Smart padlock debuts
Mar 29, 2017
Creative Strategies has created statDISPENSE, which makes traditional emergency medicine kits into an automated dispensing and tracking devices.
Updated cart with new features released
Mar 29, 2017
Constant Care Technology has released its redesigned CareConnection® Vitals CareCart 2017 with optional temporal scanning thermometer and keyboard/tray.
RestorixHealth, a wound care company in New York, has endorsed the Wound Certification Prep Course, a program from HMP Communications Holdings, as its preferred training program for those who want to become...
State to settle with nursing homes for $12 million
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 28, 2017
Almost all South Carolina nursing homes in dispute with the state over Medicaid processing have agreed to a proposed settlement, according to local reports.
Innovative partnerships can end ‘silo’ approach, Kramer predicts
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John O'Connor
Mar 24, 2017
New partnerships connecting operators with other supportive services may finally end the silo-based approach that has dominated eldercare services in recent decades.
Claims about SNF funding, Medicaid among ‘glaring errors’ found in lawmakers’ letters...
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Mar 23, 2017
Some lawmakers have included errors and inaccuracies about the Affordable Care Act and its potential replacement in correspondences with their constituents, according to a new report from ProPublica.
Study: Facial injuries in SNFs ‘underappreciated,’ contribute significantly to healthcare...
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Mar 23, 2017
Facial injuries suffered by nursing home residents may be flying under the radar and adding a “substantial amount of costs” to the U.S. healthcare system, a recent study shows.
Admission and visitation policies among top potential legal pitfalls in new rule, expert says
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 22, 2017
Long-term care providers should pay special attention to their admission, visitation and grievance policies under the new requirements of participation rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,...