States fail to report troubled Medicaid providers to OIG, report finds
Aug 14, 2008
States are not reporting those Medicaid providers that have been suspended or excluded from their state programs, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
Weems: Berwick and Blumenthal would be information technology ‘dream team’
Apr 07, 2010
The potential combination of Donald Berwick as administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and David Blumenthal as national coordinator of health information technology would be a healthcare...
Providers rip report on Five-Star ratings
By
Brett Bakshis
Mar 01, 2010
An analysis of the government’s Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes by USA Today drew a sharp rebuke from providers.
Opinions on healthcare remain steady, seniors lean towards support
Dec 23, 2009
Recent polls show opinions concerning healthcare reform have remained steady since April, despite the political imbroglio that the issue has wrought on the country.
Study: To boost care, empower nurse aides
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
Long-term care managers would be wise to allow nursing assistants — and residents’ family members — a greater say in managerial-type decision-making, authors of a new study assert.
Amid national rollout, many on front lines leery about vaccine
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2020
“I believe this is the weapon that will end the war.” New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made the statement at the first known clinically authorized vaccination Monday morning at the Long Island Jewish...
Medicare fails to punish negligent nursing homes, OIG report finds
By
Haymarket Media
May 19, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has not penalized some nursing homes that have compromised patients’ safety or have long-standing problems, a new government report says.
RoP guidance not expected until spring
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2020
Providers will have to wait until the spring before receiving guidance on Phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation.
Yarwood: Long-term care in “a pretty good position”
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 11, 2007
Despite the challenges facing long-term care, including heightened government scrutiny on quality, the industry is poised to advance its initiatives, said Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO of the American...
Nursing home administrators see largest salary gain in recent years
Jul 22, 2009
Despite an economic recession and slower compensation gains for nurses and nurse managers, nursing home administrators’ salaries rose this year at their highest rate in four years.