Lumin Medical’s software PatientTrak has been selected for the GE Healthcare Centricity Partner Program.
CMS drops appeal in arbitration lawsuit, proposes revisions to agreement requirements
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Jun 06, 2017
In what is being seen as a victory for long-term care providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has abandoned its appeal of a court ruling blocking its prohibition of pre-dispute nursing...
Ask The Payment Expert: Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2017
Can you clear up confusion over quality measures and how long people remain on the report?
SNF aides rated among the unhealthiest eaters in U.S.
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John Hall
Jun 05, 2017
Nurses and doctors may be the healthiest workers in the U.S. labor force. But no field other than firefighters and law enforcement has worse health and eating habits than healthcare aides, 40% of whom...
Bugs and drugs
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
The focus shifts to infection control and medication management processes as preparations for Phase II of the new Final Rule ramp up for concerned providers
Chain-tied entrants are not disrupting local competition
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Jun 05, 2017
The number of nursing homes affiliated with a chain provider has increased in recent years, with independent facilities becoming less common. But chains’ growth typically poses little threat to local...
Majority of Americans want continued Medicaid expansion with no federal caps, poll says
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 05, 2017
A majority of Americans believe Medicaid is important and want states to be able to expand Medicaid, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll.
More people want Medicare to cover long-term care; less personal planning occurring, poll shows
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Alyssa Salela
May 30, 2017
The percent of older Americans supporting Medicare coverage of long-term care has grown significantly since 2013, according to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The...
AADNS annual meeting prep hitting peak
May 18, 2017
The American Association of Directors of Nursing Services is heading into the home stretch with preparations for its second annual conference, which will be held June 21-23 in Leesburg, VA.
Also in the News for Friday, May 12
May 12, 2017
Former nursing home bookkeeper sentenced to jail for stealing $6,000 from residents … Almost all RNs satisfied with job but struggle with fatigue, survey reports … CMS grants extension of rule...