Provider sues state over delayed Medicaid payments, wants managed care pay halted
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Fed up with slow-to-arrive Medicaid payments and a “dysfunctional” managed care system, one Arkansas provider is striking back.
Police: CNA struck nursing home administrator with car
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
A certified nursing assistant was charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest after she allegedly hit her former boss with a car last week.
Titanic survivor sells mementos to pay for nursing home costs
Oct 20, 2008
A 96-year-old survivor of the infamous Titanic ship is selling memorabilia from the trip to pay her nursing home bills.
Analysis: Nonprofits show more nursing time, fewer deficiencies
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 11, 2005
Nonprofit nursing homes provide more hours of direct nursing care and average fewer deficiencies than their for-profit counterparts, a consumer Web site reports this week.
Sepsis responsible for more readmissions than conditions used to calculate readmission penalties
By
Jan 23, 2017
Sepsis causes more hospital readmissions than any of the conditions used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to levy readmission penalties, according to a new analysis.
Honeywell introduces low frequency sounders
Aug 05, 2015
Honeywell has debuted Silent Knight® low frequency sounders and sounder bases, along with an amplifier to provide code-mandated backup power capabilities for emergency communication systems.
Nurse aides’ national day, week just around the corner
Jun 09, 2017
Long-term care’s most prolific group of workers will get the spotlight for a week, starting Thursday. National Nursing Assistants Week begins with National Career Assistants Day kicking off things...
How to do it: Information technology
Sep 01, 2011
Demands and expectations in the health information field are booming. Interoperability is the buzzword when discussing information technology for long-term care. This article offers expert advice on how...
CMS still determining what COVID waivers to keep, drop after PHE ends
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is in the process of deciding what COVID-19 regulatory waivers will remain permanent or be retired following the end of the public health emergency.
Analysis — Providers rage as Bush budget asks for more while promising less
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2007
The howls were loud, clear and in unison after President Bush released his proposed 2008 Budget last month. It seemed there wasn’t a single voice missing from the healthcare provider chorus.