A Department of Health and Human Services final rule may allow providers to move more quickly through the backlog of 700,000-plus Medicare-related appeals.
Reader Poll: What’s your favorite item on your desk or in your office?
Feb 05, 2017
“Pictures of my grandchildren, just because I can look at them when the rest of the world is in chaos. They’re my port in the storm.”
Progress denied
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2017
‘Prior level of function’ rule can complicate rehabilitation efforts, as providers wrestle with cost, quality of care and what a resident’s goals are in maintaining quality of life
Occupancy rates at epic lows
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2017
The occupancy picture did not improve for skilled nursing or assisted living facilities in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Agility Holdings buys VCPI, plans growth
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2017
Agility Holdings LLC has purchased VCPI from Extendicare Inc., the companies announced in January.
Post-acute giants Genesis and Kindred announce partnership to tackle outcomes, care transitions
By
Feb 02, 2017
Two of the country’s largest post-acute care providers are joining forces in a unique effort to improve quality and care transitions.
GPO agreement with HealthTrust reached
Jan 31, 2017
Healthcare IT company CareView Communications Inc., has entered a group purchasing agreement with HealthTrust.
Stevenson joins Prime Care Technologies
Jan 31, 2017
Travis Stevenson is the new Chief Information Officer at Prime Care Technologies.
Tips to market your new modality
By
Kimmer O’Neill
Jan 27, 2017
You might not have gone to school for marketing, but if you get a new modality for your clinic, you’ll very quickly find yourself wearing a marketer’s hat. This is what happened to our team...
athenahealth invests in digital startup
Jan 25, 2017
athenahealth Inc. has become a strategic investor in The Right Place, a digital health startup geared to help expedite discharge between hospitals and post-acute providers.