McKnight’s wishes you happy holidays with an eye toward 2017
Dec 22, 2016
The annual end-of-year rush finds providers wrestling with the annual challenge of covering challenging staffing and visitor variations that come as multiple holidays put more people on the move. It all...
Inaugural AADNS conference kicks off Wednesday
Sep 22, 2016
The American Association of Directors of Nursing Services will hold its first national conference Wednesday through next Friday in Baltimore.
Providers celebrate National Consultant Pharmacist Week
Oct 11, 2013
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will help providers and others celebrate the vital work of long-term care pharmacists all next week. Tuesday’s theme is “Spread the Word,”...
Progress, success stories on tap for national conference call on dementia care in nursing homes
Jul 03, 2013
Providers and other stakeholders are invited to a national conference call on improving dementia care by lessening the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes. The call begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern...
Health IT summit on tap for long-term and post-acute care providers
Jun 14, 2013
Information technology experts and interested stakeholders throughout long-term care and post-acute care fields will be gathering Monday and Tuesday in Baltimore for their annual IT Summit in Baltimore....
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Apr 15, 2011
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End-of-life care planning regulation to go into effect
Dec 30, 2010
Starting Jan. 1, Medicare will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care. Under this new rule, doctors can offer information to patients on how to prepare an “advance directive,”...
Government conference call will let providers give, get an earful on latest MDS 3.0 changes
Oct 22, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has hosted free monthly update conference calls for nursing home operators for several years. Next Thursday’s edition is bound to be one of the most popular...
Providers get final session to query federal regulators before MDS 3.0 / RUG-IV start
Sep 10, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a skilled nursing / long-term care Open Door Forum conference call for providers at 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) Wednesday. It is the final regularly...
Nursing home advocates converging on U.S. lawmakers to demand better Medicare reimbursement
May 29, 2009
More than 300 nursing home owners and operators are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade lawmakers to be generous with Medicare funding. The Obama budget proposal...