BREAKING: CMS finalizes therapy pay cuts in 2022 Physician Pay Rule, and extends COVID reporting period
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Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 15% payment reduction for physical and occupational therapy assistants, and extended temporary telehealth services added to Medicare during the...
BREAKING NEWS: CMS directing ‘immediate’ help to nursing homes in COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ areas
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Federal health authorities announced Friday that they will be sending nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots “immediate assistance.”
NIC annual spring meeting kicks off Wednesday in Dallas
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2022
The NIC annual spring meeting starts Wednesday and will bring together several thousand long-term care housing and care stakeholders and investors.
More time — McKnight’s Tech Awards extends entry period to Thursday (July 7)
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James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2022
You asked for it and you got it: The entry period for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is now Thursday, July 7.
AHCA/NCAL and NASL conventions kick off Sunday
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2019
Perhaps the biggest weekend of the long-term care administrative calendar is at hand with the start of the annual conferences for the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living...
69th Annual AHCA/NCAL convention starts this weekend
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2018
The annual convention and expo for the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators kicks off Sunday and runs through Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center.
Error reporting too problematic
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James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2011
Providers need to make it easier for nurses to disclose errors that are committed in nursing homes, according to researchers of a unique study.
AAPACN annual conference rolls dice in Las Vegas April 19-21
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2023
Registration is in full swing for the The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) annual conference. The event will be held April 19-21 at The Tropicana Las Vegas.
McKnight’s Online Expo returns March 16-17
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James M. Berklan
Jan 28, 2022
McKnight’s Online Expo, the industry’s oldest two-day online forum and trade show, returns March 16 and 17 with five free CE-bearing webinars.
AMDA getting EDGE-y with Aug. 27 conference
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2021
A one-day virtual symposium will explore and debate controversial topics in the long-term and post-acute care settings on Aug. 27.