Sleep deprived, overweight shift workers at higher risk for diabetes: Study
By
John Hall
May 19, 2015
New university-based research claims employees such as nursing home caregivers, factory and shipping workers who work outside normal 9 a.m.-5 p.m. schedules could be suffering a disproportionate share...
Fitch sees a shadow: One more tough year for nonprofits
Feb 02, 2010
Fitch Ratings, an international long-term credit rating agency, has disclosed that it will maintain its “negative outlook” for U.S. nonprofit hospitals and health systems during 2010.
CMS to offer new renal disease demonstration project
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed a new managed care demonstration project in four states for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.
Vital information that’s skin deep
Aug 16, 2011
Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo that could improve the way providers monitor residents’ conditions. The innovation has a tiny electronic sensor that can be attached to a resident’s...
Allscripts to buy Enterprise Information Solutions
Aug 08, 2017
Allscripts announced last week it will acquire McKesson Corporation’s hospital and health system IT business, Enterprise Information Solutions, for $185 million in cash.
Financing reform rift in LTC commission
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
The Commission on Long-Term Care has released its full report to Congress, but some commissioners broke ranks, saying the bipartisan panel did not fulfill its mandate to offer recommendations for comprehensive...
Medicare reform proposed in new report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2013
Medicare beneficiaries should be allowed to enroll in a network that would “incentivize higher quality” and more cost-effective and coordinated care, according to a new report whose authors...
‘Bed tax’ reform threat looms
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Nursing homes could be hurt if the federal government lowers the Medicaid provider tax safe harbor threshold to reduce the national deficit, according to a January report from the Congressional Research...
Healthcare information will be plentiful for providers at this meeting
Feb 18, 2011
The Healthcare Information Management Systems and Society is hosting its annual conference Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando, FL. More than 400 educational sessions will be offered at HIMMS11, covering...