Provider association concerned state veterans homes being overbuilt
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 29, 2004
The head of the American Health Care Association used Congressional testimony to both laud the federal government for its care of military veterans but also question whether existing rules were being followed...
Mediterranean diet shows promise in reducing bone loss
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 12, 2018
Sticking to a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Ask the Legal Expert about … nonprofit status
By
John Durso
Jul 09, 2018
How can we make sure we keep our nonprofit status intact? What are the most common transgressions (inadvertent or not) which lead to loss of section 501(c) 3 tax exemption status? As you know, there are...
PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.
Interactive robotic pets are calming dementia patients
Dec 04, 2015
A robotic therapy cat can help improve quality of life for people with dementia, according to a pilot study out of Mälardalen University in Sweden.
More vendors see value in video-based marketing
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2014
A growing number of business-to-business marketers have begun using videos to get their message across, according to a survey sponsored by Vidyard and conducted by Demand Metric.
CMS offers a deal to hospitals to cut Medicare appeals backlog
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 03, 2014
In an effort to trim the huge backlog of Medicare claims appeals that has stymied long-term care and other providers, the government is offering a new way to settle some cases. Hospitals could receive...
Empowering nurse practitioners could reduce hospitalizations from SNFs, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 29, 2014
Granting more authority to nurse practitioners is associated with reduced hospitalization of skilled nursing facility residents, according to recently published findings.
McDermott urges RAC penalties for successfully appealed decisions
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 21, 2014
Medicare recovery audit contractors should face financial penalties when providers successfully challenge their decisions, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) stated in a recent letter to the head of the Health...
Ask the treatment expert … about wound cultures
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2013
Are wound cultures the best method to determine if a wound is infected?