Lawmakers release draft legislation to revamp Medicare for chronic conditions
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Nov 01, 2016
Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease could potentially experience improved outcomes and care coordination under a piece of draft legislation unveiled by the...
Clinical and payment option released
Oct 25, 2016
McKesson Health Solutions has debuted its ClaimsXten™ Policy Management, a new clinical and payment management solution.
Omnicare to pay $28 million to settle kickback allegations
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Oct 18, 2016
The nation’s largest skilled nursing pharmacy provider has agreed to pay $28 million to settle allegations that it received kickbacks to promote use of an anti-seizure medication to nursing home...
Reader Poll: What non-clinical skill is most important in your daily work?
Oct 01, 2016
“Conflict resolution would be a big one. I have 300 employees and they don’t always get along. It really depends on the situation, but it’s usually employee to employee.”
Report: HHS needs to improve security, oversight of electronic health information
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Sep 28, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ current guidelines for securing health information aren’t comprehensive enough to help providers adequately protect themselves from the growing...
Skilled care occupancy rates down in second quarter: NIC
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John O'Connor
Sep 15, 2016
Second-quarter occupancy rates in skilled care facilities fell to 82.2%, or their lowest level since figures started being tracked in 2011, according to a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
NIC fall conference kicks off
Sep 08, 2016
The 2016 NIC Fall Conference will take place Wednesday through next Friday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, DC. Featured speakers will include former Secretary of Health and Human Service Michael...
Umbilical cord is shown to help chronic wounds heal
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Cryopreserved umbilical cord, or cUC, allografts healed nearly 80% of chronic wounds in a retrospective review of a Texas veterans clinic.
Floor lift features electronics
Aug 30, 2016
GF Health Products Inc. has introduced the Lumex Pro Battery-Powered Floor Lift.
Social media use linked to less chronic illness, loneliness in seniors
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Aug 29, 2016
Facebook, Skype and instant messaging are among technology applications that may lessen depression among seniors, a new study has found.