Americans lack awareness of LTC price tag, survey finds
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 20, 2006
Most Americans are clueless when it comes to identifying long-term care costs, a new survey finds.
Survey: Three out of four seniors expected to get flu shots this season
Oct 06, 2008
Most seniors aren’t taking any chances when it comes to the flu, a new survey finds.
Surviving scrutiny
By
John Andrews
Sep 01, 2011
Faster-paced regulatory climate requires facilities to adopt ‘culture change’ in order to meet new corporate compliance initiatives coming in the next few years
Nearly half of nurses planning career change soon, survey finds
Feb 05, 2010
Nearly half of all nurses say they plan to make a career change over the next three years. That could exacerbate the nursing shortage, according to the results of a recent survey of registered nurses....
What do you think: Can resident surveys improve care?
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2010
Surveys that gauge resident and consumer satisfaction are becoming the norm in long-term care. Generating a strong response rate is increasingly critical
Ratings may factor in satisfaction results
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2009
Federal regulators are meeting with nursing home operators and other key stakeholders to discuss ways that resident and family satisfaction surveys might be factored into the new Five-Star rating system.
Nonprofits continue to hike digital efforts, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2014
The nation’s largest not-for-profit long-term care providers have implemented electronic health records, but there is still much room for growth when it comes to the sharing of digital data, according...
Medicare auditors becoming more active, denying more claims, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 29, 2012
Requests for medical records by Medicare’s fraud-detecting recovery audit contractors (RACs) jumped sharply from the first- to the second-quarter of fiscal year 2012, a new survey reveals.
CMS issues QIS implementation priority order for states
Aug 24, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance for states that currently are not implementing the Quality Indicator Survey.
New law eliminates fines for nursing homes that fix problems
May 29, 2009
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) this week enacted a law that eliminates fines against nursing homes that identify and correct health and safety issues on their own accord. The law sets out new rules and guidelines...