Nursing homes must be on top of MDS changes, expert says
Sep 14, 2011
Nursing home operators need to make sure their MDS coordinators are paying close attention to the changes to the prospective payment system, an expert said yesterday during the last 2011 McKnight’s...
LTC hearings in both chambers of Congress tomorrow
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 14, 2007
Long-term care providers can consider today the lull before the storm. Tomorrow, Congressional hearings in both the Senate and the House will feature presentations sure to widely criticize the state of...
HIV patients living longer, requiring different care from LTC providers, report says
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2013
Healthcare providers should offer testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in older adults and adjust care for those who have the disease, a new study reports.
Medicaid audit contractors lag behind Medicare counterparts, federal officials admit
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 08, 2012
Federal officials acknowledged in a House hearing Thursday that Medicaid’s recovery contractors have not been as successful as their Medicare counterparts in detecting fraud and recovering overpayments.
Long-term care leaders, investors to gaze into their crystal balls at Los Angeles meetings
Mar 04, 2011
A pair of investment and operations forums for long-term care operators and lenders will take place next week at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “New opportunities, new realities:...
Mandatory public reporting reduces healthcare infections in France
Mar 19, 2010
A national program designed to increase transparency and reporting standards among healthcare facilities has led to a significant decrease in healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in France over the...
Nurses charged with ignoring bleeding SNF resident after fall
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 06, 2016
Two nurses were indicted Thursday morning after allegedly ignoring a bleeding patient for more than 10 minutes after he fell and suffered a head wound.
FDA advisers vote ‘no’ on drug that may slow Alzheimer’s progression
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2020
If approved by the FDA, aducanumab would be the first-ever drug marketed to slow progression of the brain-wasting disease, according to its developer. But an advisory committee was unconvinced of the drug’s...
Provider education efforts on improper billing need improvement, GAO says
By
Apr 12, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has missed out on opportunities to improve provider education as a way to combat improper Medicare payments, a government watchdog reported on Monday.
How to do it… Transportation
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2010
Running an efficient, punctual transportation system within a long-term care facility is more difficult than it might first appear.