President, Congress heat up healthcare reform efforts
Jun 12, 2009
President Obama and top lawmakers will intensify healthcare reform efforts next week, both in Washington and on the road. Reform measures under discussion potentially have wide-ranging implications for...
Daschle still playing part in healthcare reform effort
May 22, 2009
Although he failed in his bid to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle is by no measure out of the game. The former Senate Majority Leader is still taking an active...
Hospital readmission penalties could transform relationships with SNFs, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts targeted at reducing hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts told participants in a McKnight’s webcast Tuesday.
Partnerships a must for SNFs
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 06, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts intended to reduce hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts said during a recent McKnight’s webcast.
Healthcare reform law includes information technology funding for long-term care
Mar 29, 2010
Long-term care facilities could be receiving funding for health information technology initiatives under the recently passed healthcare reform law, according to reports.
Optimizing CNAs in age-friendly delirium care
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Shih-Yin Lin
Jun 14, 2024
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone to most long-term care organizations. In addition to national efforts to increase CNA wages and benefits and standardize CNA career pathway models currently...
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 12, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 11, 2024
10 of 11 Minnesota nursing homes in broad March strike have ratified new contracts … Researchers report ‘encouraging’ findings in quest to use Viagra to prevent dementia … MACPAC issues annual...
Providers facing heightened kickback scrutiny
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Matt Curley
John Eason
Jun 05, 2019
Long-term care providers have often been the target of enforcement efforts focused on alleged violations of the Anti-Kickbacks Statute.
Daschle withdrawal could hold up healthcare reform efforts
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Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2009
A wrench was thrown into President Obama’s healthcare reform goals today after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. It was presumably over...
CMS suspends surveys, allows providers to exceed bed capacity in states hit by Hurricane Harvey
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Sep 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending some flexibilities for Medicare providers in Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Administrator Seema Verma said on Saturday.