Nurse who vented about relative’s care on social media found guilty of professional misconduct
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Dec 06, 2016
A Canadian nurse who took to social media to air her frustrations over a relative’s skilled nursing care has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a nursing organization.
Medicare spending growing at slower rate
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
Medicare spending slowed to a 4.5% growth rate in 2015, even as payments for nursing homes increased, according to a new analysis.
Providers fire back in court over state’s Medicaid backlog
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Emily Mongan
Dec 01, 2016
Seven long-term care operators are suing the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services over the state’s backlog of approximately 7,000 Medicaid applications, a law firm representing the...
Court rejects whistleblower’s kickback claims against PharMerica
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Emily Mongan
Nov 30, 2016
A whistleblower’s allegations that PharMerica, the nation’s second largest long-term care pharmacy, made kickbacks to skilled nursing facilities were shot down by a federal court on Monday.
App for license checking released
Nov 29, 2016
EverCheck for iPhone has been released, allowing health systems to help with automated license verification.
On-demand videos now available in EHR
Nov 29, 2016
StayWell has announced that its Krames On-Demand Videos are available in Epic electronic health records.
CMS’ ‘Equity Plan’ to address data accessibility, SNF care in second year
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Emily Mongan
Nov 29, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is ramping up efforts to improve nursing home care and make existing healthcare data more accessible as its plan to reduce healthcare disparities enters its...
Also in the News for Tuesday, November 29
Nov 29, 2016
Electronic drug prescribing may increase risk of falls for seniors … SNF sued in death of resident who caught on fire while smoking … Shift to managed care raising concerns among LTSS beneficiaries
CMS targets falls, pressure ulcers, other skilled care challenges
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John O'Connor
Nov 28, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pursuing better outcomes in a list of 97 reporting requirement adjustments that could help improve Medicare’s quality and value-based purchasing programs.
SaaS telephone call product released
Nov 22, 2016
Concordia Systems Inc. has introduced SentinelCALL™, which provides telephone calls to stay in contact with individuals with long-term chronic conditions, seniors and individuals returning home from...