Resveratrol shows promise in Alzheimer’s trials… ICD-10 progress report still weeks away, CMS says… Post-heart attack care, outcomes worse for women
State supreme court takes on arbitration agreements
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Oct 02, 2015
A family member must have an explicit right to waive a long-term care resident’s right to a jury trial when signing an arbitration agreement, otherwise it cannot be enforced, the Kentucky Supreme...
Have a hobby? McKnight’s is interested
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Sep 29, 2015
McKnight’s is interested in learning about your hobbies and intriguing activities away from work. Please consider sharing them with us.
Man arrested for calls threatening nursing home, cops
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Sep 25, 2015
An Alabama man has been arrested after making threatening phone calls to the nursing home where his ex-girlfriend works and threatening staff, according to police.
Aldersgate set to expand
Sep 09, 2015
Aldersgate, originally known as The Methodist Home, is receiving a $70 million investment.
Medicaid termination doesn’t always cross state lines: OIG
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Twelve percent of providers terminated from a state Medicaid program continued participating in other states, a new government study has found.
I Couldn’t Live Without … American HealthTech
Sep 04, 2015
With long-term care’s need for automation growing, JMS Senior Living CEO Ben Scheulen thought it was time to update his company’s paper-based system. It invested in American HealthTech in November.
How to do it… EMR and billing integration
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John Hall
Sep 04, 2015
Over the years, providers have tried every trick in the book to get electronic medical records and billing systems to mesh. This is not a project for the faint of heart. But diligent homework and a reliable...
Ask the Nursing Expert… about preventing burnout
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Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Sep 04, 2015
Our nursing home has been really short of nurses, so we’ve all been working a lot of overtime. How do we prevent burnout?
Suit targeting ‘ambush’ elections rejected
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Sep 04, 2015
A U.S. district court has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at overturning a National Labor Relations Board rule that could speed up union elections.