Just the ticket: From data to design, laundry services are undergoing significant changes
By
Meg LaPorte
Mar 08, 2018
Laundry may not be the sexiest of topics in long-term care, but it is nonetheless an important — albeit sometimes overlooked — element when it comes to design, safety, and infection control efforts.
CMS asks for quality measure testing feedback
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
Healthcare providers are being asked to weigh in on the way the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services evaluates certification and testing of electronic health records products used to report quality...
Florida’s top LTC ombudsman placed under ‘virtual house arrest,’ state investigates...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
The leader of Florida’s long-term care ombudsman program is under investigation and has been placed on administrative leave under strict conditions, according to local reports. Harold J. Crochet...
Omnicare unveils prescribing app for controlled substances
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Omnicare recently announced the launch of a new application for controlled substances. Prescribers — including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants — can electronically transmit...
TODAY’S THE DAY: McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off with session on MDS 3.0 as lawmakers reintroduce...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2013
Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) recently reintroduced a bill to ease audit burdens on long-term care providers. Initially put forward in Oct. 2012, the Medicare Audit Improvement...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 31
Mar 31, 2021
‘Pain champions’ in nursing homes spur better adoption of guidelines: study … State leaders gut proposed visitation law before passing it … Legal scholars want investigation into investigator of...
Growth in nursing care expenditures to rise along with national healthcare spending patterns, analysis...
Sep 18, 2013
National health expenditures on nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities are expected to increase by nearly 70% in the next nine years, according to a Health Affairs analysis...
Ask the payment expert about … probe and educate reviews
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 08, 2018
Are the probe and educate reviews occurring only in home health agencies or in skilled nursing facilities as well?
Democrats press for CMS hearings
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 13, 2005
Five Democrats on the House Ways and Means health subcommittee are calling for oversight hearings to investigate how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are implementing the new prescription...
Kindred dives deeper into home healthcare
Sep 06, 2011
Kindred Healthcare is strengthening its quest to grow as a healthcare giant serving a wider range of clients by acquiring a home health company.