The government’s top health insurer has announced that providers could get a first look at a new type of Medicare accountable care organization this month. It has been modeled closely after a controversial...
Industry advocates hint new ‘threat’ in trade bill
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John Hall
May 14, 2015
The ink is barely dry on the historic Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 and long-term care and other lobbyists are already voicing concerns about what ominous funding threat might come...
AHCA pitches ‘permanent’ therapy payment system
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John Hall
Mar 06, 2015
Nursing homes’ biggest national ally and advocate is making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week in an effort to convince Congress to let die a lengthy experiment to withhold therapy claims while...
Cutting into costs
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
A look inside the mind of lenders in the wake of a skilled nursing cost comparison report reveals reasons for optimism — and concern
Feature: All together now
By
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
How to do it … financing in the age of Trump
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John Hall
May 06, 2017
The new administration has promised to relax restrictive regulations and provide a host of economic incentives to expand and improve. But providers should beware of the double-edged sword of uncertainty....
A very tangled web
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2014
Medication management is as much art as science in a patient’s final days, and that can present multifaceted caregiving challenges for hospice providers
How to do it … antipsychotics management
By
John Hall
Jun 05, 2015
Start with root cause analysis, says Denise Wassenaar, RN, MS, LNHA, MatrixCare. Remember that antipsychotics are not FDA- approved for behavioral symptoms in dementia.
Profile: Ruth Katz, Prone to Make It Happen
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John Hall
Apr 08, 2018
Ruth Katz, SVP Public Policy LeadingAge
How to do it… Partial security upgrades
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2017
As tempting as they are, full-blown replacements of personal emergency response and nurse call systems are often not feasible.