RxRevu, an independent provider of integrated prescription cost transparency solutions, has reached an agreement with Cerner Corporation to integrate its pharmacy and patient pricing services into the...
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
Joint bundle pushes costs down — at SNFs’ expense
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2019
The first two years of a mandatory payment bundle for joint replacements saved Medicare more than 2% annually, but much of it came through reduced payments to post-acute providers.
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 10
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
CNA association pushes patient-centered care pay reform as staffing fix … LeadingAge coverage: ‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be met with short-, mid- and long-term solutions … Resident charged...
New Trilogy partnership tackles workforce turnover, stability
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 25, 2020
In an effort to reduce the persistent problem of turnover and promote workforce stability, long-term care provider Trilogy Health Services has entered into a partnership that gives its employees easier...
In Washington to champion skilled nursing, providers pick up another anti-staffing mandate measure in...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
Federal lawmakers continue to look for ways to reverse a staffing rule that demands nursing homes hire more than 102,000 new staff members, with fresh promises Monday to pursue several paths forward.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
On the Move: Consulate appoints new COO … Former CMS head says MA plans are gaming the system … Too many skilled nursing websites show performance, access problems, audit warns … Legionaire’s case...
Stuck in the middle, LTC pharmacies could be dangerously squeezed by drug price negotiations
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
Any lower drug prices that result from White House efforts to negotiate on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries may lead to short-term gains for nursing homes, but there also could be a steep price to pay...
Ransomware ‘bull’s eye’ grows, clouding telehealth’s rise in long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2021
Even as COVID-19 and its emphasis on telehealth have opened providers to greater cybersecurity risks, insurance policies that offer potential protection are becoming more expensive, and in some cases,...
With scope unknown, nursing homes brace for new schizophrenia audits
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2023
Three weeks after federal officials announced they would begin auditing nursing homes for overuse of schizophrenia diagnoses, providers are still looking for answers about what those investigations will...