David Gifford, M.D., Senior VP, Quality & Regulatory Affairs AHCA
Nursing homes criticize CMS chest-thumping about $15.5M pandemic fines, severe citations
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 17, 2020
Nursing home operators were left shaking their heads and criticizing the Trump administration over the weekend after the latter touted larger than usual numbers of serious citations and fine amounts against...
Nursing homes may see bigger drain if assisted living providers heed expert’s advice to take on...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2020
Study results released Wednesday offer assisted living providers a strategy to reduce emergency room visits, hospital stays and overall healthcare costs.
Close to 1,400 nursing homes lose a rating star due to new staffing info
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes have lost star ratings in Nursing Home Compare staffing levels because of inadequate numbers of registered nurses or from a lack of reporting reliable staffing information, signs...
Dual eligibles more likely to go from hospitals to lower quality nursing homes, referral process might...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 27, 2014
People eligible both for Medicare and Medicaid go to lower-quality nursing homes after being hospitalized at a rate higher than Medicare-only patients, according to researchers from Brown and Harvard universities.
A shifting climate: navigating an uncertain lending environment
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2009
The lending environment is better, but it is still unpredictable. Providers asking for capital should come prepared to prove their worthiness as borrowers
NIH head says full Pfizer vaccine approval could come this summer
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 20, 2021
Waiting for full federal approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is no reason to delay protection, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Monday, but those still holding out for the end...
Genesis Healthcare is now requiring new residents or readmissions to be placed in quarantine units for 14 days prior to being transitioned into the general facility population in response to the COVID-19...
CPAP makers offer noninvasive alternatives to in-demand vents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
Noninvasive ventilation therapy, such as that provided by CPAP machines, could offer care for critically ill COVID-19 patients who aren’t yet in need of ventilators, according to a series of white papers...
Greystone gets the Gold: Named best in Transitions category of McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2017
Greystone Healthcare Management has received the Gold Award in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition in the Transitions category for its management of resident transitions.