Improving employee competency testing in long-term care facilities can help reduce rehospitalizations, cut down on workplace injuries and boost overall resident care, an expert told a national gathering...
Health regulations should be pared back, CMS administrator says
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Dec 05, 2017
Deregulation in the healthcare industry will help providers focus more on care outcomes, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday.
Bill requires all D.C. healthcare workers to have cultural competency training
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Feb 10, 2016
A bill approved Tuesday by the Council of the District of Columbia would require all healthcare professionals to receive training on health issues facing the LGBT community.
OSHA issues new compliance deadline for electronic workplace injury reporting
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Nov 27, 2017
Long-term care providers will now have until Dec. 15 to begin submitting workplace injury and illness data electronically, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced last week.
SNF networks show worth
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospitals that used a network of preferred skilled nursing facility partners reduced their readmission rates four times faster than hospitals that didn’t, a study in the September issue of Health...
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit accusing Florida of ‘warehousing’ kids in SNFs
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Sep 23, 2016
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Florida health officials alleging that they unnecessarily housed hundreds of disabled children in nursing homes across the state.
CMS’ quality improvement program made antipsychotic reduction, drug safety strides in 2015
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Apr 13, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Quality Innovation Networks showed significant success in reducing antipsychotic use, bolstering medication safety and improving care transitions in...
CMS shouldn’t rely on accreditation surveys for hospice quality, report says
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Jun 30, 2015
Accreditation surveys are not a guarantee that hospice providers are meeting federal or state requirements, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.
SNF Compare site to launch in 2018, officials say
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Feb 24, 2017
A Skilled Nursing Facility Compare website is scheduled for release next fall, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid officials said during a call Thursday.
Supreme Court won’t review false claims suit against Genesis-owned provider
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Jan 24, 2017
Three strikes and she’s out: A whistleblower’s lawsuit against a Genesis HealthCare subsidiary won’t get its day in the Supreme Court, the court posted on Monday.