Skilled nursing facilities need to improve their relationships with antibiotic experts and find leaders within to lead stewardship efforts, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
CMS prioritizes areas for reducing healthcare disparities
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Sep 09, 2015
A new action plan from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will aim to reduce healthcare disparities among Medicare beneficiaries in four years.
Technology troubles hitting close
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Sep 07, 2015
We like to assume that healthcare workers are a trustworthy bunch, especially when they’re entrusted with caring for people’s’ loved ones. But manipulation of data, from patients’...
Nurse association takes ‘zero tolerance’ stance on workplace violence, bullying
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Sep 01, 2015
A leading long-term care nurses group is praising a tough, new “zero tolerance” the American Nurses Association has adopted regarding violence and bullying in healthcare workplaces.
Nursing home pays $1.2 million fine following 35 deficiencies
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Aug 31, 2015
A Tennessee nursing home is rebounding after being hit with a seven-figure fine from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
GAO will investigate Five-Star rating system
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Aug 28, 2015
In a move sure to surprise many providers, the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to a published...
State puts new limits on memory care advertisements
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Aug 25, 2015
Nursing homes will no longer be able to advertise that they provide “memory care” or similar services unless they meet state dementia care standards, the Massachusetts Department of Public...
Senator calls for Five-Star system investigation
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Aug 10, 2015
A Pennsylvania senator is calling for the federal government to investigate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Pennsylvania forms nursing home task force
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Aug 07, 2015
A newly-formed task force will address growing allegations of understaffing and neglect in the state’s nursing homes, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday.
CMS proposal will target IT, staff competency protocols
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Aug 05, 2015
Information technology and staff training are two key topics included in the proposed regulatory overhaul announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of the White House Conference...