Streamlined order handling system makes debut at AHCA
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2012
American HealthTech unveiled a redesigned order management system at the American Health Care Association show in Tampa, FL.
Communication vital to rehospitalization reduction, top provider says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 31, 2012
With the new penalties for rehospitalizations underway, LeadingAge Chairwoman Audrey Weiner said that providers are working hard to improve the process that moves patients from hospitals to aftercare.
Bacteria mix offers hope for those with C. diff
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 31, 2012
Researchers have hit on a potentially novel way to fight Clostridium difficile: a cocktail of six different types of bacteria.
Managed care plans to play a bigger role in Medicaid: Exec
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 29, 2012
States are expected to shift an increasing number of Medicaid enrollees from fee-for-service plans into managed care, nearly doubling its size in the sector over the next two years, a prominent healthcare...
Training critical part of quality assurance, expert says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 24, 2012
An Accountable Care Act quality assurance program has the power to be transformative, a training expert said at the LeadingAge annual meeting Tuesday.
Death and hospitalization rates associated with nursing home norovirus outbreaks are tied to lower nurse...
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 18, 2012
Bad outcomes related to norovirus outbreaks in nursing homes are linked to lower daily registered nurse hours per resident, a recent analysis found.
CMS is two weeks late issuing report on fraud prevention efforts
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
Two Republican Senators want to know why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is two weeks overdue in issuing a report on the agency’s fraud prevention system (FPS).
Reimbursement penalties did not reduce hospital-acquired infection rates; harsher sanctions might be...
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 15, 2012
Financial penalties did not reduce healthcare facility-acquired infections in acute-care settings, a new study finds. Researchers say harsher sanctions might help.
Increase in dual eligibles under ACA presents opportunity for Medicaid-focused health plans, expert says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion incentives are too attractive for Republican governors to turn down indefinitely, predicted one health policy consultant this week.
Chelsea Jewish Foundation honored with Gold Award in McKnight’s Technology Awards
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 03, 2012
Boston’s Chelsea Jewish Foundation won the top prize in the High Tech/High Touch category of McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — Connect Our World.