Democrats call for independent investigation into Scully’s threats
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Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
A handful of Democrats requested an independent investigation after the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office determined former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...
HHS: Scully pressured Foster to withhold Medicare reform costs
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Haymarket Media
Jul 07, 2004
Former CMS Administrator Tom Scully did threaten Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Actuary Richard Foster with dismissal if he revealed his cost projections for the Medicare reform bill, but in doing so...
Feeding assistants hired despite legal challenge
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John Andrews
Jun 16, 2004
Skilled nursing providers continue to hire feeding assistants despite a pending investigation requested by two congressional leaders and a consumer advocacy group’s legal challenge.
Report: Scientists have completely mapped chromosomes linked to major diseases
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Haymarket Media
Jun 01, 2004
Scientists have produced a complete map of human chromosomes 9 and 10, which are linked to diseases including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s, according to the journal Nature.
Long-term, acute care hospitals may feel CMS’ sting
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Haymarket Media
May 13, 2004
Possibly in response to calls for greater scrutiny of such facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed regulations that would make it much harder to qualify as a long-term, acute-care...
Q&A with Jill Quadagno: Putting care into perspective
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Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2004
The Pepper Institute’s Jill Quadagno has been involved in an array of long-term care research initiatives in recent years. She expects her ongoing studies to not only identify work force problems...
Survey: Most healthcare providers are HIPAA compliant
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Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2004
The American Health Information Management Association found that most healthcare organizations are largely HIPAA compliant.
Third nursing home death attributed to ‘flesh-eating bacteria’
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Haymarket Media
Apr 07, 2004
Georgia health officials have confirmed a third death at a Gainesville nursing home was caused by the infection known as “flesh-eating bacteria.”
Senate confirms McClellan’s nomination as CMS administrator
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Haymarket Media
Mar 15, 2004
The Senate confirmed President Bush’s nomination of Mark McClellan as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator in a voice vote without formal debate. McClellan’s nomination had...
Glare hits wander monitors
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James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2004
Facilities risk harm to residents, costly lawsuits, lack of insurance coverage and bad publicity with insufficient wandering monitoring systems