Former Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Patrick H. Conway, M.D., and former LeadingAge executive Cheryl Phillips, M.D., will be the keynote speakers at the the American Academy...
Common issue: ACO confusion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2011
Healthcare providers are struggling to decipher new approaches to reimbursement, including accountable care organizations, according to a new survey.
Simavita markets electronic brief after acquisition deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Australian medical device company Simavita has introduced a new “electronic brief,” reflecting a growing interest of skilled nursing providers to be able to electronically monitor residents’...
IT partnership announced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 06, 2019
vcpi and SafeKeeping, a web-based app for tracking and communicating resident care, have entered into an agreement. vcpi clients can now have access to SafeKeeping’s application.
FDA hands down guidance on mobile apps
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance on mobile medical apps.
Providers can make end-of-life decisions for mentally incompetent residents, judge rules
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2019
Physicians can administer psychiatric medications and make end-of-life decisions for residents in California who are mentally incompetent, provided family and independent representatives have input, a...
Survey: Assisted living salaries solid, vacancy rates stable
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2015
Administrators in assisted living earned a median salary of $80,830 in 2014, an increase of more than 2% over the previous year, according to a comprehensive new report. Chefs, cooks and sous chefs all...
Arkansas SNF acquired
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 10, 2019
Strawberry Fields REIT has bought its 10th skilled nursing facility in Arkansas for $6.85 million.
Shifts linked to memory loss
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2014
Staff on shift schedules might experience diminished memory and thinking skills, according to a new study.
Psychiatry company settles Medicare fraud allegations for $1 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 22, 2013
A New York company that provided psychiatry services to nursing home residents with dementia has settled a whistleblower Medicare fraud case for $1 million.