It’s now or never for healthcare reform, Obama says
Jun 01, 2009
President Barack Obama told thousands of supporters last week that healthcare reform has to take place this year.
Candidates, lawmakers vow healthcare reform will occur, despite financial upheaval
Oct 17, 2008
The current global financial crisis will not prevent the next Congress or president from making healthcare reforms, key leaders are saying.
Opinion — THE BIGPICTURE: Weighty advice for the future
Jul 06, 2007
You’ve no doubt heard the adages before: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure… A stitch in time saves nine. The directive embedded in both is to address an issue before it becomes...
New guide on prescribing controlled substances in long-term care issued
Aug 25, 2010
Physicians and other prescribers now have better guidance to get through stringent regulations on prescribing controlled substances in long-term care. It comes in the form of a new tip sheet, developed...
AHCA will incorporate PointRight’s rehospitalization metric into its Quality Initiative
Sep 05, 2012
PointRight combines Minimum Data Set 3.0 data and unique analytics to calculate case-mix adjusted hospital readmission rates.
CMS to launch pay-for-performance project with SNFs
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Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has contracted with one of the largest for-profit government research and consulting firms in the world to create a pay-for-performance demonstration project...
Court shuts down provider’s counterclaim against FCA whistleblower
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May 12, 2016
A federal court dismissed a healthcare company’s counterclaim against a former employee and False Claims Act whistleblower on Monday. The judge ruled that the whistleblower’s disclosure of...
Big vote at hand for healthcare reform
Oct 09, 2009
The next heavy shoe in the nationwide healthcare reform debate is about to drop on Tuesday. That’s when the Senate Finance Committee has decided to vote on what will likely become that chamber’s...
EXPO DAY 2: IT, unions on final day’s program
Mar 27, 2008
The last day of the McKnight’s Online Expo will begin this morning with a discussion of how long-term care providers can use information technology to their financial advantage.
New cloud application launches
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2013
Evando Pty. LTD launched UniFORM, a cloud application meant to streamline clinical information, during the Drug Information Association annual meeting in Boston this week.