MAINE – The state’s nursing homes will get their first Medicaid rate increase in six years after a breathtaking display of mid-summer political brinksmanship. But dark days still loom in a...
Post-acute providers call on Washington for regulatory reprieve
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Jan 15, 2016
Regulatory pressure needs to be lifted from post-acute care facilities before alternative payment models can succeed, providers told legislators on Wednesday.
Editor’s Desk: Nowhere near final word for best hospice settings
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2009
I have to admit I wasn’t really ready for the outpouring we received over hospice care.
I couldn’t live without…PointClick Care Collection Module
Jan 03, 2012
By using the PointClickCare Collection module, Jennifer Hubbard, the director of financial consultants at Gulf Coast Health Care, was able to make collections more efficient through electronic documentation,...
Winning the drug war
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Liza Berger
Feb 05, 2017
Often forgotten or glossed over, there is still one sure answer to questions about how to improve medication mismanagement: have better documentation
Integrated care coordination for dual eligibles lowers readmission rates in case study
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 20, 2012
Dual eligibles in an Arizona integrated coordinated care plan had a 21% lower hospital readmission rate than their counterparts in Medicare fee-for-service programs, a new analysis reveals.
LTC provider helps employees with housing to boost recruiting efforts
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 05, 2018
Not every nursing home wants to become its employees’ landlord, but a Canadian facility is branching out in an effort to boost recruitment.
Feature: All together now
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John Hall
Feb 01, 2014
Rehabilitation professionals still are navigating challenges of providing group, concurrent therapies in a world that has come to value individual therapy more
Study: Just 2 weeks of telemonitoring improved incontinence care
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 06, 2014
By using a telemonitoring system for a short time, nursing home caregivers were able to notably improve incontinence management, according to a new study out of Australia.
Resident satisfaction rates have improved and health survey citations are declining in skilled nursing facilities, according to a new quality of care report.