CMS finalizes cardiac, orthopedic care bundled pay models
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Dec 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced the finalization of four new bundled payment models, but some observers speculate the policies will soon find themselves on the chopping...
Younger, less experienced nurses more adept at new technology, report finds
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Dec 21, 2016
Nursing home staff with fewer years of experience show greater interest in learning new technology, and adapt to new systems quicker, according to a new report.
Wound care community model shows promise
Dec 20, 2016
Healogics, a provider of advanced outpatient wound care services and expertise in chronic wound healing, unveiled its new model for integrated wound care at the American College of Wound Healing and Tissue...
Study results for knee osteoarthritis show promise
Dec 20, 2016
Centrexion Therapeutics has announced “positive statistically significant topline results” from its Phase 2b study of CNTX-4975 for people with chronic moderate-to-severe pain from knee osteoarthritis,...
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Dec 16, 2016
DOJ: More than half of False Claims Act recoveries in FY 2016 came from healthcare … Florida paid $26 million to Medicaid insurers for dead beneficiaries … Study confirms provider burnout’s...
Many patients miss out on palliative care assessment before feeding tube placement, study finds
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Dec 15, 2016
The majority of hospitalized patients who undergo feeding tube placement do so without receiving a palliative care assessment first, a recent study has shown.
Study: Rural nursing homes lagging behind in IT sophistication
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Dec 14, 2016
Increasing competition for health information technology professionals has left a gap between the IT sophistication of rural healthcare providers and their urban counterparts, according to a recently published...
New state law would require anti-abortion messaging in nursing home bathrooms
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Dec 14, 2016
Oklahoma nursing homes will be required to post anti-abortion signs in their public bathrooms by 2018 under a new law.
Court: False claims suit against Golden LivingCenters, Aegis may proceed
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Dec 13, 2016
A whistleblower’s false claims lawsuit against Golden LivingCenters and Aegis Therapies will continue following a federal court’s decision on Friday.
Trump may push downsizing of federal health IT initiatives, experts say
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Dec 12, 2016
Government-mandated health information technology initiatives such as Meaningful Use may be pared down by the Trump administration, experts predicted last week.