Nursing homes show improvement despite bleak overall healthcare picture, states’ scorecards reveal
Oct 12, 2009
Improvements in some measures of nursing home and hospital quality were among the few bright spots in a new state-by-state analysis from the Commonwealth Fund that shows healthcare systems nationwide are...
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.
IT feature: Communication breakdown
By
John O'Connor
Jan 05, 2005
As more operators develop information management networks, technology problems are also on the rise for more facilities.
Senator grills HHS over nursing home workers’ social media abuse
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Mar 10, 2016
The recent surge of cases involving nursing home workers abusing social media has prompted one senator to ask what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is doing to curb the issue.
ACHCA Fall Forum to convene in Atlanta
Nov 09, 2017
The American College of Health Care Administrators is holding its annual Fall Forum Nov. 17-19 at the Omni at CNN Center in Atlanta.
CMS to survey nursing homes about quality assurance best practices
Jun 28, 2012
Throughout the summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is collecting data from 4,200 nursing homes to help develop best practices for a new quality assurance initiative.
Obama plans to link technology with long-term care
Jan 20, 2009
History was made yesterday when President Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th president. Today, the real work begins. As part of an effort to bolster the nation’s lagging economy, Obama plans to...
Study details system flaws
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2006
Policy makers should look to six areas to reform the long-term care system, according to a new report from the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown University.
CMS to post more nursing home deficiency data online next month
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2013
Citing the desire for the public to know more about nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make more information about nursing home deficiencies available online next month, according...
Nursing home advocates say AGs’ push for punitive enforcement won’t improve quality
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2018
The leading association for skilled nursing providers said Friday that a call by state officials to reinstate tough federal enforcement policies might undercut quality gains.