Five new skilled nursing quality measures were officially added to the Five-Star Quality Ratings system on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
20% leave hospital with unstable vital signs, posing problem for providers
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Aug 11, 2016
Nearly one in five adult hospital patients are discharged with at least one unstable vital sign, a new study from University of Texas researchers has found.
New report says contact-free continuous monitoring to grow to $15B in US
Aug 09, 2016
Contact-free continuous monitoring (CFCM) will reach an estimated $15 billion per year level in the US market, according to a new Frost & Sullivan Report.
Jewish Senior Services opens new Connecticut facility
Aug 09, 2016
A new state-of-the-art community from Jewish Senior Services, featuring skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services, opened on August 4 in Bridgeport, CT.
Second chance helps nurses overcome language mandate
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Phil Brahm
Aug 06, 2016
Amid the growing pressure of nursing staff shortages, an overseas healthcare regulator is relaxing its rules for language testing.
Make it a clean sweep
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John Hall
Aug 06, 2016
Laundry and housekeeping staff are key to survey success; they buff a provider’s record or can be the source of embarrassing, costly survey findings
State News for August 2016
Aug 06, 2016
A proposal that would have dramatically increased fines and oversight of Massachusetts nursing homes was rejected by state lawmakers in late June.
Ask the Payment Expert about … how to calculate cost of care
Aug 06, 2016
Our referral hospital system is asking us what our cost of care is. How do I calculate that?
SNF settles fraud, neglect suit for $28M
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Aug 06, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct by the facility’s owners and staff.
Personalized care coaching platform announces cloud-based app
Aug 02, 2016
ViiMed has said its new cloud-based application, EXTEND, can connect patients and care teams through bundled care programs, such as joint surgery. EXTEND is designed to help providers reduce costs, shorten...