Unified post-acute payment system within reach, MedPAC tells Congress
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Jun 16, 2016
A unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care is well within reach, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said Wednesday in a report to Congress.
One in five SNF residents experience abuse from other residents, study finds
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Jun 15, 2016
At least one in five seniors living in nursing homes has experienced some sort of resident-on-resident abuse, a new study finds.
Senators introduce second resolution to kill DOL ‘persuader’ rule
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Jun 14, 2016
Additional lawmakers are taking steps to quash a controversial Department of Labor rule that requires employers to report any relations they have with anti-union “persuaders.”
InterMetro’s Health Care Technology business acquired
Jun 07, 2016
TouchPoint Inc. has bought the Health Care Technology business of InterMetro Industries Inc.
Aldersgate Healthcare selects new workforce management tool
Jun 07, 2016
Aldersgate Healthcare Inc. has chosen a series of SmartLinx Solutions LLC. products to fulfill its workforce management needs.
GAO: More workplace protection needed
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should do more to protect healthcare employees from workplace violence, according to a federal report.
I couldn’t live without … WoundRounds
Jun 06, 2016
Over the course of a decade using WoundRounds, Burgess Square Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Westmont, IL, has seen enormous value, its chief executive officer says.
State News for June 2016
Jun 06, 2016
NEW YORK — A scathing indictment of the state’s system for licensing, monitoring and disciplining nurses has caught the attention of key officials in Albany following an investigation by a group...
Insurers rattled by Medicaid managed care’s big changes
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John Hall
Jun 06, 2016
The government’s first major overhaul of the Medicaid Managed Care program in 14 years is unlikely to affect provider reimbursements, but insurers continue to take exception with one provision allowing...
Raising premiums, deductibles may help control Medicare spending, experts say
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Jun 03, 2016
Raising Medicare beneficiary premiums may help cover excess cost growth within the program, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Center for Policy Analysis.