COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in Seattle: NIH … CDC posts guideline for COVID-19 single upper respiratory swabs … Coronavirus antibody treatment strategy could be only weeks away, docs say
LeadingAge CAST launches tool to assist tech adoption
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2019
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has launched a Health Information Exchange (HIE) selection tool, a multipart resource that will help care providers understand, plan for, choose...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 6
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 06, 2019
Senate leader demands update on what CMS is doing to address nursing home emergency prep … Nursing facilities face new village fee for lift-assist requests involving fire department … Industry advocates...
Fire kills three in Tennessee retirement home
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2004
A fire killed three residents and injured 12 people at a Maryville, TN retirement home Tuesday night. Privately-owned Home Away from Home Inc. housed 15 residents in a converted one-floor house devoid...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 25
By
Danielle Brown
May 25, 2022
Study shows Black and Latino seniors’ use of nursing homes is rising, while number of facilities that serve them is declining … CDC strengthens second booster recommendation for seniors … Throw away...
New policy triggers rehab mode change
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Individual therapy services are seeing a huge spike across skilled care settings, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. The shift seems to reveal how a change in payment rules...
Letter urges more funding for nursing education
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2006
More than 150 House lawmakers have signed a letter urging their colleagues with funding oversight to increase the amount granted for nursing workforce development programs. The letter asks for a 17% spike,...
Proposed managed care rule could accelerate shift away from nursing home care, official suggests
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2014
Proposed regulations slated for early 2015 likely will affect how Medicaid managed care balances home- versus facility-based long-term care, news sources reported Wednesday.
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 23
May 23, 2017
GAO: Pre-payment claim reviews would help move Medicare away from ‘pay and chase’ … Providers can prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, researchers say … Medicare could save...