AMDA to allow NPs, physician assistants as full members
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
The American Medical Director’s Association has a new name and will now allow nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants full membership.
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...
60 Seconds with… Alan Rosenbloom, president, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
Jan 13, 2006
Q: Clearly problems existed between the Alliance and AHCA. How does that stand?
A: My view is one of cautious optimism. The relationship between the Alliance and AHCA is strengthening rather than weakening....
There’s no time to cry
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 01, 2021
If you’re close to my aging vintage, you remember those adorable pioneers on the TV show “Little House on the Prairie.” Now we’re living in their world. Menaced by fires, floods, climate change...
Meet Marissa Harth, Rising Star honoree
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 28, 2021
Marissa Harth, VP of clinical and reimbursement services, Summit LTC Management, Fort Worth, TX is in the class for 2021 Mcknight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star honoree.
AARP’S policy wizard — John Rother, director of policy
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2005
To say John Rother has been busy lately would be an understatement.
As director of policy and strategy at AARP, the largest seniors organization in the world, Rother has crafted some critical healthcare...
Q&A with Charles Roadman II, retiring chief of AHCA
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 16, 2004
After undergoing knee surgery to treat an old gymnastics injury and wrapping up other affairs this summer, Charles Roadman II plans to retire to San Antonio, TX, to be closer to his two sons and other...
OIG to investigate Part A billing, ED transfer practices by nursing homes
By
May 29, 2015
The Office of Inspector General released its Fiscal Year 2015 Mid-Year Update this week, and it includes several initiatives important to long-term care operators.
Self-reporting may forewarn memory problems in future
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Men over 60 who self-report memory problems may be predicting later cognitive impairment, new research finds.
HIPAA will keep changing, federal official tells industry association
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 03, 2013
Providers can expect increased enforcement and continuing rule changes related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a prominent industry group.