GPOs bring bottom-line benefits to long-term care providers, other healthcare organizations: report
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 20, 2013
Group purchasing organizations are making costs lower for long-term care operators and other healthcare providers, asserts a recent report from the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII).
Moderate alcohol consumption staves off dementia in seniors
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 27, 2014
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol might preserve cognition in people over the age of 60, according to recently published findings in the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.
Providers could be slapped with monetary penalties for slow response to document requests under OIG proposal
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Tim Mullaney
May 13, 2014
Long-term care providers are facing an expanded list of infractions that could trigger civil monetary penalties, including slow response to document requests. The proposed regulation from the Department...
ACO patients report higher satisfaction, better care coordination
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 03, 2014
Seniors are more satisfied with their healthcare and believe it is more coordinated if their providers are part of an Accountable Care Organization, according to first-of-its-kind research from the Harvard...
CMS work group recommends approach for employing former criminals in long-term care settings
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 19, 2013
Long-term care providers and states should agree on what a “direct access employee” is and whether that person has a criminal conviction that should keep him or her from working in a nursing...
New guidance on healthcare apparel aims to limit infections
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 22, 2014
Long-term care facilities may want to evaluate their staff attire in light of new guidance on the best types of clothing to prevent infections in healthcare settings.
Poor oversight allows nursing home workers to plunder residents’ trust funds, investigation finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
Nursing home workers face few impediments in stealing money from residents’ trust funds, according to a USA Today investigation that uncovered thousands of cases of financial exploitation.
Tornado shelters should be installed in nursing homes, government agency recommends in report on Joplin...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report....
The growing cost of compliance in long-term care
By
Michael K. Loucks
Nov 09, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand compliance-related regulations for skilled nursing facilities.
Let’s build better boards of directors
By
Anthony Cirillo
Feb 02, 2010
Change starts at the top. That is why a forward-thinking long-term care organization must have the right people on its board of directors.