As facilities struggle to staff, help may soon be available in the form of a meal-delivering robot.
Improper pill splitting can be dangerous, study says
Jan 10, 2011
The practice of splitting tablet forms of medications is a risky technique, Medical News Today reported.
Ohio judge permits healthcare reform suit to proceed to trial, follows similar action taken in Florida...
Nov 29, 2010
An Ohio federal judge recently allowed a lawsuit that challenges the insurance mandate of the healthcare reform law to proceed to trial.
IOM report: Nurses should have more independence, greater role in implementation of healthcare reform
Oct 06, 2010
The Institute of Medicine on Tuesday released a report calling for a larger role for nurses in the delivery of healthcare and in the implementation of healthcare reform.
Healthcare reform bill to delay implementation of RUG-IV until 2011
Mar 23, 2010
The RUG-IV classification system will not start until Oct. 1, 2011, under the new healthcare reform bill.
The BIG Picture: Healthcare reform is coming. So who in LTC cares?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2009
When the president, Congress, the media and others speculate about healthcare reform, they are not really talking about eldercare services.
Medicaid advisory commission established to steer reform
By
Haymarket Media
May 24, 2005
The Department of Health and Human Services has established an advisory commission charged with identifying issues and strategies for Medicaid reform.
White House rejects claims that proposed Medicare cuts would hurt care for seniors
Nov 17, 2009
A recent report has rekindled some of the controversy surrounding proposed cuts to Medicare under current healthcare reform proposals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Saturday released...
Healthcare reforms brighten outlook for Medicare trust fund, trustees say
Aug 06, 2010
The financial outlook for the seniors’ healthcare program has been “substantially improved” by the new healthcare reforms, according to a new report from the Medicare Board of Trustees...
CBO: Discretionary spending in health reform law could reach $115 billion over a decade
May 13, 2010
Discretionary spending resulting from the recently passed healthcare reform law could total $115 billion over 10 years, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. That includes around...