Burgess named new chief medical officer at Tutera Senior Living & Health Care
Jun 05, 2018
A Kansas City, MO-based skilled nursing and assisted living provider has named Anthony Burgess, M.D., as its new chief medical officer.
Senator says new ‘right-to-try’ law is meant to undercut FDA’s authority
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2018
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) wants the Food and Drug Administration to get out of the way of a “right-to-try” signed into law by President Trump last week.
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
14th Long Term & Post-Acute Health IT Summit takes new direction
May 25, 2018
The nation’s leading healthcare I.T. summit has broadened its focus under the new leadership of LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies and is now taking registrations. The event...
Poor seniors less likely to survive nursing home after ICU stay
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Medicaid beneficiaries who receive ICU care while hospitalized are more likely to die in the year after discharge than their peers on private insurance — and the disparity is worst among those with a...
Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Montana was hit with more than $277,000 in civil penalties after its Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown failed to meet federal documentation requirements related to mental illness care.
Also in the News for Thursday, May 24
May 24, 2018
Analysis: Reclassifying drugs led Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for generics … Eight more patients sickened by recalled foaming wash alternative … State report: Surveyors on scene the...
McKnight’s Tech Awards double size, open for entries
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2018
The 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards, which is now open for entries, has doubled the number of award categories to better recognize organizations that harness technology to improve...
Some nursing home staff still waiting for raises two years after state promised them
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Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2018
In 2016, Massachusetts approved $35.5 million in public money to supplement pay for low-paid nursing home workers. Some nurses and aides are still waiting for their payday.
CMS head: ‘We would not approve lifetime limits’ on Medicaid
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Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
The head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday said her agency would not approve waivers calling for lifetime limits on Medicaid, saying officials had made that clear to states that might...