RestorixHealth has finalized the acquisition of Metairie, LA-based Wound Care Specialists, the largest U.S. operator of wound care and hyperbaric centers in critical access hospitals.
Healthcare groups urge CMS to keep pain questions until alternatives are developed
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Phil Brahm
Jul 18, 2016
A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remove pain management questions from hospitals’ value-based purchasing scores drew the ire of some clinical advocates, who say the change...
New quality measures will hit the Five-Star on July 27
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Jul 15, 2016
Five of the six new quality measures for skilled nursing facilities announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be phased into the Five-Star Quality Ratings system on July 27, CMS officials...
Slavitt: ‘Doc fix’ start date may be pushed back
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Jul 14, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may delay implementation of Medicare payment reforms over concerns that some physicians may not be prepared for them.
Court confirms: Nursing home can’t use bankruptcy to preserve Medicare, Medicaid agreements
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Phil Brahm
Jul 13, 2016
A federal appeals court has overruled a bankruptcy judge’s decision to prevent healthcare officials from revoking Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement payments to a Florida nursing home
Nursing achievement program receives $347,000 grant
Jul 12, 2016
American International College announced the receipt of a one-time $347,000 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant from the Health Services and Resources Administration in support of its Nursing Education Achievement...
Updated assessment tool allows more integration
Jul 12, 2016
COMS Interactive has announced its updated assessment tool, which can work with or without common electronic medical records.
Mercy Ships to receive medical equipment
Jul 12, 2016
GF Health Products Inc. (“Graham-Field”) announced it would donate medical equipment to Mercy Ships, a volunteer-based charity delivery healthcare to medically underserved nations.
Dallas CCRC announces progress in expansion
Jul 12, 2016
Presbyterian Village North, a faith-based nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Dallas, reported this week that work on a $93 million expansion project that began in 2015 could be completed...
End-of-life orders widely embraced by SNF residents, study finds
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Jul 12, 2016
Nearly half of all nursing home residents in California completed a form expressing their end-of-life wishes in 2011, showing the state’s widespread acceptance of the orders.