MedPAC: SNF rates ‘more than adequate,’ payment reforms not coming fast enough
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Jun 03, 2016
Medicare’s current payment rates for skilled nursing facilities are “more than adequate” to keep up with cost growth, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has reasserted.
This lifesaving coincidence definitely makes you swallow deeply
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2016
It wasn’t enough that Patty Ris was saved from choking in the dining room at her continuing care retirement community. She and her rescuer made worldwide headlines.
Fighting Zika and other mosquito-transmitted illnesses
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Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
May 30, 2016
In addition to Zika, mosquitoes are known carriers of several diseases like the West Nile and Chikungunya viruses.
Can you push just a little more?
By
Julie Thorson
May 26, 2016
As leaders, if we don’t give our teams the ability to dream bigger than they ever have before, they never will. I hate the word “permission.” It’s more than granting them permission...
Company adds to swab product
May 25, 2016
PDI has launched its Prevantics® Device Swab Strip. The product expands on the existing Prevantics Device Swab by helping prevent central line associated bloodstream infections.
Analysis identifies efficiency as important to post-acute care
May 25, 2016
A new report from Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group stresses success strategies for post-acute care facilities over the next decade.
IT company offers application on PBJ
May 25, 2016
Mississippi Information Technology company Think Anew has announced a new application to help providers meet new regulations governing Payroll Based Journal reporting.
AHCA leader: Providers warned of potential lame-duck session
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James M. Berklan
May 25, 2016
In an atypical twist on the normal, the annual American Health Care Association’s congressional briefing on Tuesday did not feature an array of dire, sky-is-falling speakers. But it was punctuated...
Depression – AND its treatments – are fall risks
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Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 24, 2016
Feeling “down” takes on a wicked double-meaning for some seniors. Even conscientious providers could be unaware of it, let alone know what to do about it.
CNA faces up to 4-year sentence for spending $5k on resident’s credit cards
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May 19, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a New York nursing home pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing a resident’s credit cards and going on a $5,000 shopping spree.