New challenges, opportunities for long-term care pharmacies
By
Susan Janeczko
Feb 23, 2011
Some 59% of community pharmacies provide critical long-term care services to patients and 100% of them face unprecedented challenges as 2011 gets into full swing.
CMS leader: Situation could have been different
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 21, 2007
The acting administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Wednesday that it “would not have been [his] choice” to withhold the names of 74 poorly performing nursing...
House task force presses for $100 million in long-term care infection control funding
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 28, 2020
A newly formed Democratic House task force is calling for the immediate distribution of $100 million in funding to aid long-term care facilities in their infection control efforts amid COVID-19.
President vows to fight attempted repeals of healthcare reform
Jan 27, 2011
President Obama defiantly said he would fight any repeal efforts to his health care reform platform but added in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he would remain open to ideas for improving...
Skilled nursing facilities should know their track record and be able to spread word about it well if they want to thrive and help reduce rehospitalizations, a policy expert said Tuesday.
Senators slam abuse in nursing homes; criticize CMS over reporting requirements
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 23, 2019
Abuse deficiencies cited in nursing homes more than doubled in four years, increasing from 430 in 2013 to 875 in 2017, a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday found
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
Group challenges Trump, Clinton to talk value-based purchasing, health IT during campaign
By
Sep 02, 2016
Candidates seeking election in 2016 — including the two vying for the highest office in the land — should address timely healthcare topics such as value-based purchasing and information technology...
Preparing for Section GG
By
Kim Lewis
May 13, 2016
Your team is going to need time to prepare and train for the scope of changes that will be faced. October 1 is much sooner than you think!
Guidance targets active shooter incidents
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2019
Active-shooter incidents continue to increase across the United States, including several notable events at nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare facilities.