Opinion — Editor’s desk: Time for you to put these yo-yos on a shorter string
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2007
Leave it to the General Accountability Office to get politicians, regulators and lobbyists pointing fingers at each other again about nursing homes.
How to do it … Incontinence care
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 06, 2007
Providers are constantly looking for better ways to conduct incontinence care programs and assessments. It’s no wonder, since the recent rollout of F-tag 315 directs surveyors to take a harder look...
Hospital, doctor visits expanded to 1.2 billion in 2005, study finds
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 06, 2007
A growing number of aging Americans accounted for a 20% increase in hospital and doctor visits in the past five years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
QIOs should target low-performing facilities, GAO says
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 02, 2007
Quality Improvement Organizations should direct more of their resources to the improvement of “low-performing” nursing homes, a new report from the Government Accountability Office said.
CMS proposes fees for inspector ‘revisits’
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2007
Nursing home providers are opposing a new federal regulatory proposal that would penalize healthcare facilities financially for revisits by facility inspectors.
Infection rate 10 times higher than originally thought: study
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 26, 2007
Health officials have been drastically underestimating the number of nursing home residents and hospital patients infected with a so-called superbug, a new study suggests.
Satisfaction study signals out looming workforce crisis
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 21, 2007
The majority of nursing home workers are satisfied with their jobs, according to a survey from a Web-based research and data management firm. But an aging workforce combined with the growing need for caregivers...
Prospect of lower co-pays encourages pill splitting, study finds
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 20, 2007
Splitting cholesterol pills may split your drug costs, and does not significantly affect cholesterol levels, a new study finds.
GAO says LTC partnerships not a Medicaid money saver
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 14, 2007
Long-term care partnerships piloted as a way to offer retirement security in the event long-term care would be necessary, are not saving as much as was hoped, according to a new report from the Government...
States continue spending heavily on Medicaid
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 07, 2007
Similar to years past, Medicaid is weighing down many states’ budgets this year, according to a new survey by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers.