California may allow some form of videotaping in assisted living facilities, following mounting pressures from concerned families and positive outcomes from an Orange County facility that installed the...
New technology looks at kitchen inventory waste
Sep 27, 2017
Verify Technologies announced it had entered a partnership with Accucode Inc. to expand its food traceability system for skilled nursing, assisted living and retirement communities.
FDA amends opioid action warning
Apr 15, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration will temporarily allow the continued production, marketing and distribution of one particular type of opioid, which is widely used to alleviate pain in terminally ill patients.
Easy does it: Simple exercises reduce dementia odds
Jan 03, 2008
The risk of dementia for people over 65 can be significantly reduced through simple moderate exercise such as climbing the stairs or even walking regularly, according to a new Italian study.
Senate postpones vote on budget bill without Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
May 24, 2004
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) postponed Congress’ consideration of the fiscal year 2005 budget bill until after the weeklong Memorial Day recess. There were not enough votes to pass the...
To control private equity, legal experts suggest government sharpen existing tools
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2022
While the Biden administration is targeting private equity firms that invest in nursing homes for reforms, two attorneys well-versed in fraud argue that existing mechanisms could deter private equity from...
‘Never discharge’: concept or reality?
By
Martie Moore
May 22, 2015
Recently, I found myself engaged in a rich discussion about the current state of healthcare reform. We were debating the pros and cons of accountable care organizations. I introduced the concept of “never...
Professors warn of price gouging in Medicare Part D program
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Haymarket Media
Feb 13, 2007
Price transparency in the Medicare Part D would help curb fraud and abuse in the prescription drug program and lower drug prices for the federal government and beneficiaries alike, according to recent...
Deadline nears for McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
Long-term care providers have until Friday to enter the second annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The goal is to recognize efforts that enhance the resident caregiving experience.
Residents fail to receive regular eye exams, study finds
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 11, 2007
Many nursing home residents do not get their eyes checked, even though a large number of them have problems seeing, new study results show.