Provider associations appeal for hurricane assistance, praise helpers
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Haymarket Media
Sep 21, 2004
The presidents of both the American Health Care Association and the American Association of Housing and Services for the Aging praised their Florida members’ efforts at managing the crises left behind...
Government agency launches health IT webpage for long-term care providers
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 19, 2013
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has unveiled a new webpage with information and resources for long-term and post-acute (LTPAC) providers.
Quality Symposium convenes Monday in New Orleans
Feb 07, 2014
The 6th Annual AHCA Quality Symposium win run from Monday through Wednesday in New Orleans. Strategies for dealing with staff stability, reducing rehospitalizations, and lowering the use of antipsychotic...
Government agency deems Medicare call centers unhelpful
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Haymarket Media
Aug 20, 2004
Medicare carrier call centers, mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2001, aren’t making it easier for providers to comply with billing regulations because customer service...
Leaders applaud Finance Committee’s hearing on long-term care reform
Mar 26, 2009
Providers heaped praise on the Senate Finance Committee for its hearing Wednesday addressing the role of long-term care reform in general healthcare reform.
HHS releases expanded enforcement rule for HIPAA
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Haymarket Media
Apr 20, 2005
HHS has released proposed regulations to “complete the enforcement rule” for standards issued under administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...
Jonathan Blum, who oversaw long-term care reforms, resigns as head of Medicare
Apr 23, 2014
The nation’s top Medicare official, Jonathan Blum, is leaving his post next month, news outlets reported Tuesday. Blum became a familiar figure to long-term care providers through Open Door Forum...
Stimulus dollars give healthcare IT spending an early boost
Sep 15, 2009
Federal stimulus dollars for healthcare IT expansion aren’t scheduled to start flowing until 2011. But many firms already appear to be gearing up. Nearly 70% of healthcare companies in an Information...
Administrators pan pay-for-performance
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Most nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance initiatives lead to improved resident care or stronger bottom lines, according to findings recently published in the Journal of...
Association: Tort reforms effective
Feb 27, 2008
A new study of enacted tort reform measures shows that award limits do reduce insurers’ payouts and, ultimately, insurance premiums, researchers say. Consumer and legal groups disputed the findings.