Verify Technologies announced it had entered a partnership with Accucode Inc. to expand its food traceability system for skilled nursing, assisted living and retirement communities.
Add Medicaid directors and McCain: Graham-Cassidy bill not the answer for reform
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Sep 25, 2017
The National Association of Medicaid Directors and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined long-term care provider groups late last week in rejecting Republican lawmakers’ latest Affordable Care Act replacement...
Lawmakers: CMS has no vision for Innovation Center ‘beyond undermining Medicare’
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Sep 22, 2017
Democratic lawmakers lashed out on Wednesday against news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to take its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in a “new direction.”
Hospital group: MedPAC’s proposed post-acute payment system ‘unworkable’
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Sep 20, 2017
A unified post-acute payment system proposed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is “unworkable as a foundation” the American Hospital Association maintains.
Provider groups slam Medicaid cuts in last-chance ‘catastrophic’ bill to replace ACA
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Sep 20, 2017
Republican lawmakers’ last shot at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline is not earning any fans in the long-term care sector, the nation’s largest provider...
Body wipes found shoved inside resident; ‘frustrated’ CNA arrested
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Sep 15, 2017
A nursing assistant at an Oklahoma nursing home has been arrested after confessing to stuffing care wipes inside a resident out of frustration, according to local reports.
Patient engagement solution for post-acute care released
Sep 13, 2017
Emmi has announced a suite of solutions for the post-acute market that support better care transitions and community discharge, the Chicago-based company said.
Report: Nearly 20% of SNF nursing assistants live below poverty line
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Sep 07, 2017
Close to 20% of nursing home assistants are living below the federal poverty line, a result of low wages and part-time positions, according to a new report.
Person-centered care pushing aside nonsense
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James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2017
I found it stunning when I recently read that more than a half million people had taken advantage of new Medicare coverage that pays for end-of-life discussions with their doctors. And there was hardly...
Health literacy low for Medigap seniors
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Health literacy is lacking for individuals with Medigap coverage compared to other elderly populations, new research has found.