New MDS and RUG-IV rules are revamping how Medicare services are provided and reimbursed. But every indication is that additional changes are coming
Ask the legal expert: Are CCRC entrance fees protected when it files for bankruptcy or under debt restructuring?
By
John Durso
Jun 01, 2011
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
15% of facilities cited for IC violations
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
More than one in seven nursing homes receive survey citations for problems related to infection control, a study backed by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has found.
DM Systems introduces product that protects heels
May 31, 2011
DM Systems Inc. recently unveiled HeelSafe DVT Hose. The product includes a unique patented window design that relieves pressure on the heel and Achilles tendon while also allowing for easy visualization...
FDA approves infection-fighting drug
May 31, 2011
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its antibiotic Dificid for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Dificid is the first drug to be cleared...
Researchers ‘stunned’ to find approved cholesterol drug has negligible effect
May 31, 2011
The National Institutes of Health announced it is ending its study of the cholesterol drug Niaspan 18 months early. Tracking results showed the medication had almost no chance of being beneficial to patients,...
How to prevent overtime, avoid understaffing, schedule with more ease and other labor management issues...
May 25, 2011
Providers interested in learning how to manage their workforce more efficiently will want to tune in to the next McKnight’s free webcast, “Five-Star Success with Labor Management Best Practices.”...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony a moving experience
May 25, 2011
Graham Field recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the relocation of its Lumex Recliner Production operations. The plant had been located in Taiwan and has moved back to the Atlanta area. The...
Webinar offers advice on automating HR processes
May 25, 2011
If you’ve been debating whether to switch to an automated HR solution, you’re in luck.
Nursing home residents dead after Missouri tornado
May 25, 2011
At least 10 nursing home residents and one employee were killed in a Sunday tornado that hit Joplin, MO. The storm killed at least 117 people, and may have caused up to $3 billion in insured losses to...