Demo projects need new safeguards, improvements, healthcare group says
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Feb 14, 2017
A coalition of healthcare groups is pushing lawmakers and the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services to consider strengthening the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as they debate...
Catching nurse impostors — if you can
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Jul 11, 2017
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” you’ve probably wondered how in the world the protagonist could get away with his scheme of working jobs he had no qualifications...
ACHCA names long-term care vet McGinley president and CEO
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Nov 09, 2017
The American College of Health Care Administrators announced Wednesday that it has named Bill McGinley, CNHA, CALA, CAS, FACHCA, as its new president and CEO.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Warning comes with sharp rise in hospitals holding ownership links to post-acute care
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Sep 06, 2017
The percentage of hospitals with shared ownership or investor links to a post-acute care provider jumped from 25% in 2005 to nearly 50% in 2015, a new Health Affairs study shows. That sharp increase could...
Do it for your herd
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Nov 03, 2015
How do you convince some 50,000 plus college students, faculty and staff to get a flu shot? If you’re the university I attended, you hand out stickers with a catchy slogan and a cartoon cow on them.
Good brews
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Apr 06, 2016
My relationship with coffee has been a tumultuous one over the years. The good news is there’s more research that shows why I (and fellow coffee fanatics) don’t have to give it up any time...
Providers mourn NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris
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Jul 28, 2017
Val J. Halamandaris, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, died Tuesday following a long illness, according to the group.
Communication lessons from Yoda
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Jun 28, 2016
What can long-term care professionals learn from Yoda from “Star Wars”? On the surface, probably not a lot — unless you ask Stacey Starling, Ph.D.
Keeping the glass half full
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Mar 29, 2017
If you need a little encouragement to stay positive next time something goes awry, look no further than this story from the New York Times.