Nurses highlight pro-nursing healthcare reform provisions in letter to Congress
Jan 13, 2010
Members of the American Organization of Nurse Executives recently expressed their support for certain pro-nursing provisions in the healthcare reform bills.
Editors’ Blog: The danger of cutting Medicare
Jul 31, 2009
It could seriously hurt seniors and the long-term care field if senators decide to reduce Medicare to fund healthcare reform.
The quest for secure, shareable information in the medical world is inching closer to reality.
How to do it … Electronic health records
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 11, 2006
Federal health officials are pushing for greater use of electronic health records, and they’re pumping millions of dollars into the effort. Key long-term care players in the information technology...
U.S. House healthcare reform bill formally unveiled
Jul 15, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives officially released its version of healthcare reform legislation Tuesday. And, as requested by President Obama, the reform package should come to a vote by the August...
Healthcare payment reforms must be implemented quickly, CMS told
Jun 09, 2010
Pilot programs designed to test new healthcare payment and reimbursement models under the new reform law need to be conducted much quicker, and more transparently, than previous demonstration projects,...
Republicans to focus on repealing healthcare reform after today’s midterm elections, Minnix predicts
Nov 02, 2010
Republicans, poised to take over the U.S. House after the midterm elections today, likely will introduce legislation to repeal the healthcare reform law. That’s the opinion of Larry Minnix, president...
Nursing home census visits underway in advance of April 1 count
Feb 09, 2010
Don’t be surprised if a member of the U.S. Census Bureau pays a visit to your nursing home over the next few weeks.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Providers heartened by CMS survey enforcement delay
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2017
Provider groups are cheering a delay by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services on enforcement remedies for specific Phase 2 nursing home survey requirements.