New pilot program would expand at-home health services
Oct 03, 2008
Some Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions could soon benefit from expanded at-home health services under a newly proposed, 26-state pilot program.
New memory care planned for Georgia
Sep 01, 2015
Riverwood Retirement Management Inc. has been selected as the management agent for a new community named Westminster of Dallas, which will be the third Westminster-branded community in the Southeast and...
Nursing homes debate defibrillator requirements
May 18, 2011
Nursing homes in Pennsylvania are debating whether facilities should be required to install automated external defibrillators, according to local news reports.
End-of-life care planning regulation to go into effect
Dec 30, 2010
Starting Jan. 1, Medicare will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care. Under this new rule, doctors can offer information to patients on how to prepare an “advance directive,”...
House passage moves health IT bill nearer reality
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2006
The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would bring long-term care providers and the rest of the healthcare industry one step closer to a national health information technology system...
Book tackles nursing retirement
Jan 10, 2018
A new book offers resources for nurses thinking about retirement.
Judge dismisses HIPAA claims arising from Omnicell laptop theft
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
Individuals do not have the right to sue healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act simply because their personal information was compromised, a federal judge recently...
Medicaid pays too much for prescription drugs, OIG testifies
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Haymarket Media
Dec 10, 2004
States can expect to take a closer look at the cost of prescription drugs after the Office of Inspector General said this week that Medicaid continues to overpay pharmacies for the drugs.
Just a minute! RCS-1 timing is still up in air
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
No timeline has been set for finalizing or implementing a major replacement payment system for therapy patients, a federal official revealed on a national conference call in early March. The Centers for...
Television series features SCA team
Nov 18, 2014
SCA has announced that the television series “No Ordinary Women” will feature female athletes as they experience the Volvo Ocean race.