A bill changing notification of outpatient observation status for hospital patients has been signed into law by President Obama.
Damaging hand-offs
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2015
With the stakes raised for more and more admissions — and departures — communication is critical for long-term care providers looking to partner with hospitals
Music to their ears
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
The renovation and expansion of a cramped facility brings residents more privacy and service options, and the operator a healthy cash flow
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
Embedding QAPI into transition planning
By
Carole Dykhouse, BSN, RN-BC, CPHQ
Aug 05, 2015
On July 13, 2015 the most comprehensive change to nursing home regulations in 25 years was proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Passive optical network provides bandwidth support
By
Eric Presworsky
Aug 03, 2015
Woodlands Retirement Community in Huntington, West Virginia has always been at the forefront of senior care.
CMS lowers pay hike for skilled nursing facilities to 1.2%
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2015
Medicare skilled nursing facilities would get a net 1.2% pay increase — totaling $430 million — in fiscal 2016 under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Thursday.
Senate unanimously passes NOTICE Act, president’s signature next
By
Jul 29, 2015
Legislation that would change the appointment of “observation status” for hospital patients was passed by the Senate on Tuesday, and will now be sent to the president to be signed into law.
Navigating payment reform
By
Todd McQueston and Donna Hendricksen Fiala
Jul 27, 2015
Improving quality is the key to surviving payment reform. Here are six ways LTC providers can boost their quality.
How do we reach new antipsychotic goals?
By
G. Allen Power, M.D.
Jul 24, 2015
In June, McKnight’s reported that CMS is pushing for further reductions in antipsychotic use for people living with dementia in nursing homes.