Long-term care leaders, investors to gaze into their crystal balls at Los Angeles meetings
Mar 04, 2011
A pair of investment and operations forums for long-term care operators and lenders will take place next week at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “New opportunities, new realities:...
How to do it… Transportation
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2010
Running an efficient, punctual transportation system within a long-term care facility is more difficult than it might first appear.
Provider education efforts on improper billing need improvement, GAO says
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Apr 12, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has missed out on opportunities to improve provider education as a way to combat improper Medicare payments, a government watchdog reported on Monday.
Focus on physician groups, managed care to prepare for the future, say long-term care experts
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2013
Skilled nursing providers should build partnerships with physician groups and hospitals but need to make sure to stay abreast of legal and regulatory frameworks, according to experts who spoke at McKnight’s...
Omega-3s may not protect the heart, study of frail elderly finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2020
A daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids does not lower cardiac event risk in the frail elderly, and may be ineffective for cardiovascular prevention overall, investigators say.
$350,000 bail set for woman accused of stabbing SNF nurse in head, hands
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John Hall
May 06, 2015
The daughter of a Chicago nursing home resident faces multiple counts of aggravated battery and is being held in lieu of bail after stabbing a male nurse Saturday.
Congress leaves Medicare and Medicaid untouched in $1.1 trillion spending bill
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 16, 2014
The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate on Saturday will fund the government through September 2015, without any major changes to Medicare or Medicaid.
Social distancing greatly reduced coronavirus infections in China
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
A series of social interventions and a lockdown prevented 94% of infections in one province, according to analysts.
New tool predicts life expectancy of dementia patients
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Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2020
Long-term care providers could soon have access to a newly developed tool that can accurately predict the life expectancy of dementia patients.
Medicare Advantage steers nursing home residents to networks but doesn’t improve outcomes, Brown study...
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 25, 2018
A new analysis out of Brown University asserts that, while Medicare Advantage plans appear to direct patients to specific skilled nursing facilities, there has been no marked improvement in patient outcomes...