House members urge extension of therapy cap exception
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Haymarket Media
Jun 02, 2006
Members of the House of Representatives are asking Congress to extend the exceptions process for beneficiaries who exceed caps for Medicare-paid outpatient therapy.
Safety committee’s records not privileged: federal court
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James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
A North Carolina nursing home operator can’t claim privilege in protecting documents created by its safety committee from discovery, a federal trial court has ruled.
Ask the nursing expert
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Anne Marie Barnett
Dec 01, 2008
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Profile: Cathy Murray is ‘on a quest’ to develop LTC leaders
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Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
More on the chief operating officer of Life Care Centers of America.
Provider group ratchets up fight against arbitration ban, seeks injunction
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Oct 27, 2016
The American Health Care Association has asked a court to stop the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements from going into effect while the group’s...
Provider officials encourage use of DNR wristbands
Feb 23, 2011
A string of nursing home deaths related to do-not-resuscitate order confusion has prompted Kentucky healthcare officials to encourage the use of color-coded wristbands to reduce mistakes.
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Apr 22, 2015
AHCA joins AHA and other groups in letter opposing sequestration extension … Minnesota nursing home bill would link quality to payments … Georgia Medicaid program owes $100 million in overpayments,...
U.S. House healthcare reform bill formally unveiled
Jul 15, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives officially released its version of healthcare reform legislation Tuesday. And, as requested by President Obama, the reform package should come to a vote by the August...
Federal officials’ fight to enact an overtime rule that long-term care providers have dreaded won’t be continued by the new administration, according to court documents filed Friday.
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...