Upcoming regulations will drive providers closer toward the establishment of the elusive electronic health record.
Nursing home staff were physically restrained as rogue volunteers ‘forcibly evacuated’ residents...
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Sep 11, 2017
A Texas nursing home at the center of a volunteer-run evacuation that was broadcasted live during news coverage of Hurricane Harvey is speaking out to clear up media “misinformation” about...
TN providers team up with insurers for bundled payment program for joint replacements
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McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2012
In anticipation of payment reforms centering on coordinated care, health systems and a major Tennessee insurer are establishing a bundled payment system for joint replacements.
Teresa Chase named CEO at American HealthTech
Sep 28, 2011
Teresa Chase has been named CEO at American HealthTech, the firm announced. Former CEO Bill Caldwell will remain board chair. “Since joining us nine years ago, Teresa Chase has energized our company,”...
Ask the payment expert … about ABNs and denial letters
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Patricia Boyer
Jan 01, 2015
Can you demystify the ABNs and denial letters process?
Vendor’s app converts MDS assessments
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John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
Software vendor Caradigm has developed an application that converts Minimum Data Set information to Continuity of Care Documents. The conversion means MDS information can be used by providers outside the...
State News for September 2014
Sep 01, 2014
MAINE – The state’s nursing homes will get their first Medicaid rate increase in six years after a breathtaking display of mid-summer political brinksmanship. But dark days still loom in a...
Immigration reform bill still alive, senators say
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Haymarket Media
Jun 18, 2007
A vote could still take place on the fragile immigration reform bill.
GAO wants nursing homes’ Five-Star Ratings more consumer-friendly, possibly with resident satisfaction...
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Dec 08, 2016
Changes to providers’ online ratings may be on the horizon under recommendations published Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office.
Providers to PEAK in Washington from Sunday to Wednesday
Mar 14, 2014
LeadingAge members will begin gathering in the nation’s capital Sunday for a four-day meeting that will focus on efforts to lobby their respective federal politicians. The PEAK Leadership Summit...