End-of-life talks better for dementia, cancer patients
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Aug 06, 2016
Patients with dementia receive higher-quality end-of-life care than patients with other serious ailments, according to a recent study. Researchers with Boston’s VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham...
Low-scoring SNFs more likely to accept bariatric residents
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Jul 04, 2016
Obese nursing home residents are more likely to be admitted to poor quality facilities with high numbers of deficiencies, according to research from the University of Massachusetts.
ACOs can calm antitrust worries with unique offerings, officials say
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Dec 09, 2015
Accountable care organizations can quell antitrust worries by providing new services to patients that were previously unavailable in the market, government officials advised this week.
SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
Kindred scores $519 million in first closing of skilled nursing exit
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Sep 05, 2017
Kindred Healthcare has sold off the first batch of skilled nursing facilities as part of its exit from the sector, the company announced on Thursday.
Final emergency preparedness rule for providers on its way
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Aug 31, 2016
The White House Office of Budget and Management completed a review Monday of a rule that could update emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers.
Updated Five-Star doesn’t fix accuracy issues, senator says
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Aug 12, 2016
New quality measures added to the Five-Star Quality Rating System this week are unlikely to improve the accuracy of the ratings, according to one lawmaker.
Forecast: Liability costs to top $215,000
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Jan 04, 2016
Long-term care facilities can expect their annual loss rate to increase by 5% over the course of 2016, according to a new report from the American Health Care Association and Aon Global Risk Consulting.
CMS releases interactive data maps on SNF market saturation, beneficiaries
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Jul 25, 2017
California and Illinois ranked as the top states for average number of skilled nursing providers per county, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
LTC providers ‘win’ with new regs on drug repackaging, group says
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Jan 18, 2017
Guidance on medication repackaging recently published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is earning praise from one long-term care pharmacy group, which says the final guidelines help reduce drug-related...