AHCA puts ‘no limits’ on 2nd annual Quality Summit
Feb 24, 2017
The second annual AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit is preparing to go all out March 6-8 in Orlando, FL. All-day in-depth sessions, town hall discussions, LED talks and more await attendees.
HIPAA-covered healthcare providers must notify individuals of information breaches under new rule
Aug 24, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services has released an interim rule regarding healthcare information privacy breaches.
PointRight partners with Washington Health Care Association
May 02, 2012
PointRight and the Washington Health Care Association have announced a partnership. The arrangement gives WHCA members access to predictive data analysis. The goal is to give them information that helps...
Enhancement helps providers prepare for QAPI compliance
Dec 06, 2011
American HealthTech announced an Outcomes Reporting software expansion. This enhanced feature will help providers better prepare for compliance with pending Quality Assurance Performance Improvement rules....
U.S. News’ rating system for nursing homes builds on government’s ‘five-star’...
Mar 13, 2009
Alaska has the largest percentage of five-star rated facilities in the United States, while Louisiana has the lowest. That is according to U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Nursing...
Feds offer more support for workers’ background checks
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James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2013
A federal agency is again offering to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to employee background checks for long-term care providers. All direct-care employees could potentially be affected.
Experts say reform needed to alleviate LTC strain on Medicaid
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Jun 11, 2015
An increasing reliance on Medicaid to pay for long-term care supports and services has put the sustainability of the system in jeopardy, experts warned Wednesday.
Labor Board strikes blow to unions, ruling that nonmembers can’t be forced to pay for lobbying expenses
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
Healthcare unions have been dealt a defeat with the National Labor Relations Board ruling that nonmembers cannot be forced to pay for labor groups’ lobbying fees.
House committee closer to compromise, senators tentatively agree to cut Medicare
Jul 30, 2009
Representatives appear to be inching closer to a compromise on healthcare reform. That comes as senators consider reducing Medicare spending to trim the cost of a reform package.
House lawmakers push CMS to collect Medicare beneficiaries’ mental health data
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Apr 26, 2016
More “robust” data on the mental and behavioral health of Medicare beneficiaries is needed in order to improve the program’s outcomes, lawmakers said last week in a letter to the Centers...