Long-term care providers need to change their mindset when it comes to hospice care. Here’s why.
Veteran student group delivers care packages, camaraderie to residents of veterans home
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Oct 25, 2017
Nearly two dozen Clemson University students and employees delivered care packages to a nearby veterans nursing home on Saturday — and they brought something younger vets say their older counterparts...
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
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Jun 01, 2017
Medicaid is in need of reforms to strengthen the way it’s administered between the federal and state governments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said on Tuesday.
AARP urges lawmakers to exempt Medicare from tax bill cuts
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Dec 11, 2017
One of the nation’s largest senior advocacy groups is warning lawmakers of the “lasting impact” of Medicare cuts that would be potentially included in the GOP’s final tax reform...
Provider group: Residents’ Irma-related deaths ‘not representative’ of profession
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Sep 15, 2017
The deaths of eight nursing home residents after Hurricane Irma knocked out air conditioning at their facility are “an isolated incident” that shouldn’t be seen as characteristic of the...
1 in 3 beneficiaries now in Medicare Advantage program
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Jun 08, 2017
One-third of Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, and that number is expected to grow, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Report: HHS needs to improve security, oversight of electronic health information
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Sep 28, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ current guidelines for securing health information aren’t comprehensive enough to help providers adequately protect themselves from the growing...
Financial and care consequences of CMS’ outpatient joint replacement proposal feared
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Aug 08, 2017
A recent proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow coverage for outpatient joint replacements could lead to financial losses and questionable care outcomes, hospital officials...
Accuracy key to staying ahead of changes to MDS 3.0, quality measures, experts say
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Apr 19, 2016
Providers should conduct accuracy reviews of their facility’s data base in order to prepare for changes to the MDS 3.0 and the Five-Star Quality Measures slated for this year, experts emphasized...
CMS postpones expansion, implementation of bundled payment programs
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Mar 21, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pushing back the implementation date for its recent rule creating a bundled payment program for cardiac care, as well as changes to the Comprehensive Care...