GAO: Pre-payment claim reviews would help move Medicare away from ‘pay and chase’ … Providers can prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, researchers say … Medicare could save...
CMS opioid strategy could keep palliative care patients from receiving therapy, expert says
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May 08, 2017
A plan released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to combat opioid abuse could end up harming patients who require the drugs for end-of-life-care, according to one expert.
Reader Poll: How do you handle conflict between staff members?
May 06, 2017
“We get out the ruler. We’re kidding! We try to get them to talk to each other and listen to each other. You have to meet them where they are. The last thing they want us to do is bring God...
Profile: Christopher Perna
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Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
A few days before Christmas in 1991, Chris Perna passed out in a work cafeteria and woke up in an emergency room.
SCA splitting: health, tissue division to be called Essity
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Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
SCA, which owns Tork and Tena, has announced they will be split into two separate companies. The Away-From-Home tissue and medical solutions company formerly known under Tena and Tork will be called Essity,...
Design Decisions: The Pavilion at Queens
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John Andrews
May 06, 2017
The Pavilion at Queens installs a unique rehab feature for post-surgical and stroke patients — an actual home to help them re-learn routines
State News for May 2017
May 06, 2017
Montana — An increase in Montana’s tobacco tax could help nursing homes, under legislation currently being debated.
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 2
May 02, 2017
Adjusting seniors’ medications can reduce fall risk … Kickback suit involving Alzheimer’s drug dismissed after attorney misconduct … Lawsuit filed against transport company that...
Poor documentation crippling providers with Medicare denials, expert notes
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 27, 2017
Untimely certifications, missed or incorrectly billed Change of Therapy documentation, or a lack of documentation supporting a signed physician order for skilled therapy are among the top reasons Medicare...
Study: Training SNF staff to recognize residents’ unmet needs helps cut antipsychotic use
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Apr 18, 2017
A training program that teaches nursing home staff better understand cognitively impaired residents’ behavior may help reduce the use of antipsychotic medications within facilities, according to...