Senators escalate battle over ‘worst’ nursing homes list
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Haymarket Media
Dec 14, 2007
Nine top U.S. senators have demanded the release of 74 additional names on a government list identifying the country’s worst performing nursing homes.
Finance deals announced from GE Capital, Cushman and Wakefield, Housing & Healthcare Finance LLC, and...
Oct 22, 2013
The companies announced financing and acquisition information.
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...
Government agency launches health IT webpage for long-term care providers
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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.
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...
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.
Nursing home oversight makes OIG’s top challenges list for second straight year
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2014
Ensuring nursing home quality remains one of the top 10 challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s according to a newly issued list from HHS’ Office of Inspector...
Super Tuesday webinar: Harnessing your data for better pay and outcomes
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James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2016
The next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar will show providers how to make the most of their in-house data. The must-attend event will offer examples from a provider that has achieved great success...
How to do it… Information technology
Mar 01, 2012
Staffing costs dominate budget concerns in many long-term care facilities, yet, ironically, staffing software and management systems do not. The efficiencies gained and the problems averted with appropriate...