With a QAPI regulation in process and the subsequent date for submission of a facility QAPI plan to CMS a year after promulgation of the regulation pending, preparing for Quality Assurance and Performance...
Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
Mar 16, 2010
The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
Pay-for-performance programs are not likely to save money in the long run and may even end up raising costs, according to a recently released report from the Congressional Research Service.
Former CMS leader rips Biden’s nursing home reform plans
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 15, 2022
President Joe Biden’s proposals to reform America’s nursing homes are “short-sighted” and may push providers over the edge during the ongoing workforce crisis, the former leader of the Centers...
Congress approves reconciliation healthcare bill during historic week
Mar 26, 2010
The House and Senate Thursday approved the second healthcare reform bill, bringing to a close the bruising healthcare reform fight in Congress.
House Judiciary Committee approves medical liability reform bill
Feb 22, 2011
The House Judiciary Committee has approved a key tort reform bill. The panel voted 18-15 late last week to advance the measure on to the full House.
CMS: Educate, vaccinate and be ready to prove it
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2021
Nursing home operators must be ready to prove they provided education and offered both residents and staff the COVID-19 vaccine once enforcement of a new interim rule begins next month.
Report: Frail seniors unlikely to be saved during pandemic
May 06, 2008
The “very elderly” likely won’t receive life-saving treatment in the event of a pandemic emergency, a new report states.
New test shows emotional memory; possible detection of Alzheimer’s risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2016
Older adults who tend to remember positive information often do worse on memory tests, a new study has found.
Database to track nursing home performance
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 26, 2007
Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research will create a comprehensive research database to track nursing home performance and policy, thanks to funding from the National...