PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
A Stritch in time
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2014
I have figured out who I want to be at 87, and it’s Elaine Stritch. I realized this after seeing Stritch walk through New York wearing a leopard print coat, tights and big glasses during the new...
Home care sensor market may be $1.2 billion by 2018
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Just like the markets for skilled nursing and assisted living, demand for sensors in home care is expected to jump in the next five years.
Hospitalized seniors likely to need family help, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Nearly half of hospitalized seniors facing a major treatment decision require help from family members, a new study finds.
When numbers are drawn out by healthcare auditors and red flags wave
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 20, 2014
The takeaway in a story last week about extrapolation and Medicare overpayments is, natch, how meticulous providers should be when filing claims — and to understand how individual claim problems can...
HHS wants civil monetary penalty rules changed
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 10, 2014
Civil monetary penalties for providers will be revised if two proposed rules from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General are approved.
Care coordination is a part of performance measurement, MAP asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
There’s a continuing need to align performance measurement across long-term care with other settings, and to increase care coordination, according to a new report from the Measure Applications Partnership.
Nursing home aide absenteeism, poor quality indicator scores linked in analysis
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
Nursing homes with high rates of aides calling off have lower quality ratings, a recent report finds.
Long-term care groups offer cautious support for Medicare doc pay ‘fix’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
Bipartisan leaders from the Senate and House announced legislation Thursday to replace Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula for physician payments. Two major long-term care industry groups...
Profile: Work feels just like home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
If a Ciena Healthcare Management facility feels especially homelike, it’s possibly because of Kay Peruski.