House bill slashes CMS funding, devotes $1.26 billion for Alzheimer’s
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Jul 07, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would receive a funding cut of more than $500 million under a spending bill released Wednesday by a House committee.
AHCA supports push for clarity in value-based purchasing, quality program implementation, leader says
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Jun 19, 2015
Quality reporting and value-based purchasing should be coordinated with the Nursing Home Quality Initiative, the American Health Care Association and American Hospital Association agreed this week.
Knee, hip replacements qualify for therapy cap exceptions, CMS says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week outlined the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process for providers.
Federal government sues provider after workers are fired for seeking religious exemption to flu shot
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Apr 29, 2016
A North Carolina-based healthcare provider has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly firing three employees who asked for a religious exemption from the company’s mandatory...
Grassley wants explanation for performance-based bonuses
Mar 05, 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is upset with the way some Iowa nursing facilities are receiving performance-pay bonuses and has said he will ask federal regulators to explain them. Grassley’s request...
Nestlé Professional MINOR’S adds low-sodium, gluten-free base
Jul 22, 2014
MINOR’s Low Sodium Gluten Free Base is available in chicken, beef and vegetable, Nestle Professional announced.
HHS seeks health IT data from industry vendors
Aug 31, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services wants to study nursing home patient assessment data to determine whether health information technology standards can improve care coordination. More specifically,...
Customizable PC Console display streamlines care, improves productivity
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Jeron Electronic Systems Inc. announced the integration of a network accessible PC Console Display into its Provider 790 nurse call system. The PC Console Display delivers additional activity and status...
Critics of nursing-home hospices suspicious of revenue
Jan 31, 2011
When a major lobbying group trumpeted the long-term care industry’s status as an economic and job-creating powerhouse last week, critics took the opportunity to press for further inquiries into how...
Ask the legal expert … about leave-of-absence mistakes
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John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2013
How can we avoid some of the most common leave-of-absence mistakes administrators/owners make?