Does your nursing home have room to improve? Consider a Civil Monetary Penalty Grant program
By
Peg Tobin
Jan 03, 2020
Could this be your facility or one that you know? A marketing consultant visited a skilled nursing facility recently and was set back by the response she received. This was her experience: “To get inside,...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, January 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 01, 2020
First generics of blood thinner Eliquis approved… FDA receives $91 million funding increase for 2020 … Few pharmacies provide antibiotic disposal instructions, survey shows
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, December 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2019
Sound sleep may counter genetic risk of heart disease and stroke … Healthy diet could save $50 billion in cardiometabolic health care costs … Partnership aims to identify flu vaccines for elderly nursing...
Genesis ACO adds 200 new long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 17, 2019
Genesis Healthcare’s accountable care organization, LTC ACO, is adding 200 new, unaffiliated long-term care facilities, the company announced Tuesday.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, December 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2019
Inappropriate antibiotics given to 22% of seniors … Use of pain, sleep meds increases frailty risk in the elderly … Triplet study shows that genes aren’t the only factor in Alzheimer’s...
Clinical Briefs for Friday, December 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2019
Opinion: FDA’s lax generic drug oversight puts seniors at risk … Study supports non-drug treatment for early diabetes symptoms … Bipartisan bill would create Office of Alzheimer’s Disease in Florida...
McKnight’s Tech Awards honor innovation
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2019
Telemedicine. A post-acute provider collaboration platform. Automation of resident activity calendars. These were just a few technologies that earned top honors in McKnight’s 2019 Excellence in Technology...
PDPM helping Genesis save
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
Genesis Healthcare expects to see its annual operating costs reduced by $30 million under the newly implemented Patient Driven Payment Model, CEO George Hager Jr. said in November.
Industry leaders argue for expanded role of medical directors
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2019
The impact of industry medical directors remains inconsistent, and steps should be taken to further strengthen the role, say leading executives.
Momentum builds as ‘superior’ ACOs saved Medicare $3.5B, analysis finds
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2019
Accountable care organizations are likely here to stay despite concerns by long-term care leaders after an analysis revealed ACOs have saved the federal government more than $3 billion.