The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should do more to protect healthcare employees from workplace violence, according to a federal report.
I couldn’t live without … WoundRounds
Jun 06, 2016
Over the course of a decade using WoundRounds, Burgess Square Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Westmont, IL, has seen enormous value, its chief executive officer says.
Insurers rattled by Medicaid managed care’s big changes
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John Hall
Jun 06, 2016
The government’s first major overhaul of the Medicaid Managed Care program in 14 years is unlikely to affect provider reimbursements, but insurers continue to take exception with one provision allowing...
Raising premiums, deductibles may help control Medicare spending, experts say
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Jun 03, 2016
Raising Medicare beneficiary premiums may help cover excess cost growth within the program, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
MedPAC: SNF rates ‘more than adequate,’ payment reforms not coming fast enough
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Jun 03, 2016
Medicare’s current payment rates for skilled nursing facilities are “more than adequate” to keep up with cost growth, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has reasserted.
Medicare eligibility ups rehab use among seniors, study finds
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Phil Brahm
Jun 02, 2016
In the year after seniors hit Medicare eligibility, there is close to a 10% increase in those seeking rehabilitation care services, according to a new analysis.
Three healthcare service companies join forces
May 31, 2016
Three healthcare service companies have joined forces to offer innovative solutions to LTPAC providers.
Companies can’t stop employees from joining together in legal actions, court rules
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May 31, 2016
Companies can’t require their employees to sign an arbitration clause that prevents them from banding together in legal actions, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Consulting, technology company join forces
May 25, 2016
Pathway Health and Prime Care Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to help providers with performance improvement.
Court: SNF won’t have to bargain after threat-filled union election
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May 25, 2016
A skilled nursing facility won the right to refuse bargaining with its union after a court ruled employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election.