Nursing home settles negligence suit after blind resident hit by van
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Dec 13, 2016
A Wyoming nursing home has settled a lawsuit filed against it after one of its residents was hit and injured by a van driven by a staff member.
Trump may push downsizing of federal health IT initiatives, experts say
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Dec 12, 2016
Government-mandated health information technology initiatives such as Meaningful Use may be pared down by the Trump administration, experts predicted last week.
Many high-need patients missing out on help with ADLs, report shows
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Dec 09, 2016
The majority of high-need patients in the United States who require help with activities of daily living do not have enough support, a new report shows.
Nursing home chain to pay $2 million in back wages, damages
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Dec 09, 2016
A New York-based skilled nursing chain will pay more than $2 million in back wages and damages after underpaying nearly 850 workers, the Department of Labor announced on Thursday.
CMS to kick off national standardized assessment data test in 2017
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Dec 09, 2016
A national test of standardized assessment data items for post-acute care will begin in fall 2017, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials shared on Thursday.
AHCA’s resident satisfaction surveys endorsed by National Quality Forum
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Dec 08, 2016
Three resident satisfaction measures developed by the American Health Care Association have received an endorsement from the National Quality Forum, the provider group announced Wednesday.
California testing electronic registry for end-of-life preferences
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Dec 08, 2016
Nursing home residents’ end-of-life wishes may become available at the touch of a button, pending the outcome of a pilot program underway in California.
GAO wants nursing homes’ Five-Star Ratings more consumer-friendly, possibly with resident satisfaction...
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Dec 08, 2016
Changes to providers’ online ratings may be on the horizon under recommendations published Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office.
Court: HHS has 4 years to eliminate 700,000 Medicare appeals
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Dec 07, 2016
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has until Dec. 31, 2020 to eliminate the backlog of pending Medicare reimbursement appeals, a federal court ordered on Monday.
OSHA mulls federal standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare
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Dec 07, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking feedback on how to combat workplace violence in healthcare settings, following a federal report calling on the agency to ramp up its violence...