Switch to race-neutral equation would affect millions of U.S. kidney patients: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2022
A highly recommended transition away from race-based measurements of kidney function resulted in new kidney disease classifications for 5.5 million patients in an analysis of 39,000, investigators say.
Nursing home workers, caregivers call for increased staffing requirements, protections
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 09, 2021
Long-term care workers in Pennsylvania are seeking significant reform of the state’s nursing home regulations, demanding higher minimum staffing requirements in the wake of COVID-19.
Skilled nursing and assisted living may get stronger abuse-reporting requirements
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 19, 2019
Never wanting to follow too closely in skilled nursing’s regulatory footsteps, assisted living professionals soon may not have a choice when it comes to elder-abuse reporting.
Managed care organizations need to increase their fraud prevention efforts, OIG says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2018
Managed care organizations, which oversee 80% of all Medicaid enrollees, are weak in fighting fraud and abuse, the Health and Human Services Inspector General said Wednesday.
States react to OIG nursing home deficiency report
Oct 03, 2008
After the release of a recent Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General report on nursing home violations, states are coming out in defense of their records.
ITUpdate for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
» The personal information of roughly 4.5 million patients was compromised during a series of cyber-attacks against hospital group Community Health Systems, the organization reported Aug. 18. The attacks...
Be thorough on evaluating ADLs, expert advises
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2012
The functional status and behavior sections of the MDS 3.0 often lead to risk and liability dangers for providers, a long-term care coding expert said Sunday.
Push to end lockouts of certified aide training gains bipartisan support
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
Nursing home lobbying groups scored a victory last week with the introduction of a bipartisan bill to kill “rigid provisions” they say are handcuffing the industry’s ability to improve staffing.
Lawsuit: Dangerous lift transfers preceded woman’s deadly fall at nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
The family of a woman who died after falling while being transferred with a lift is suing her former nursing home for nearly $2.5 million.
Racial, gender disparities among direct care workers hurting recruitment, researchers say
By
Nov 09, 2017
Women of color working in direct care roles at nursing homes are more likely to live in poverty and rely on public assistance, posing a major challenge in recruitment, a new report suggests.