Disabled and seniors connect, thanks to a new tech program
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Amy Novotney
Jul 04, 2016
When Nancy Likens, director of the Soprema Senior Center and Café in Wadsworth, OH, first came up with the idea of using the café as a job-training site for volunteers from the Medina County Board of...
SNF will not have to bargain with union found ‘disruptive’
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Jul 04, 2016
A skilled nursing facility can refuse bargaining with its union after employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election, a court ruled in May.
Nursing remains atop job growth charts
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Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Job growth for registered nurses is on pace to produce nearly 450,000 new positions by 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
60 Seconds with… Steve Fromm
Jul 04, 2016
What was your election platform? With 2016-2017 ACHCA
Board Chairman, Steve Fromm.
Providers urged to use claims data to help drive LTC business plans
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 29, 2016
Skilled nursing providers should examine healthcare claims data to find regional or state trends that may change their business plan, an expert said Tuesday.
SNF will pay $28 million to settle fraud, neglect lawsuits
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Jun 24, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct from the facility’s owners and staff.
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Jun 24, 2016
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Nasal mist flu vaccine ineffective, shouldn’t be used next flu season, CDC says
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Jun 24, 2016
A popular form of flu vaccine has been deemed ineffective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AHCA: Unified payment plan ‘viable’ but 3-day stay part needs work
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Jun 17, 2016
Recommendations to Congress concerning a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care are viable, a leading provider group said Wednesday.
MACPAC: Medicaid spending for long-term care ‘disproportionate’
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Jun 16, 2016
Medicaid spending on long-term care is disproportionate compared to the number of beneficiaries requiring it, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commision said Wednesday.