Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
Owners must ‘be at the table’ for infection prevention to grow in nursing homes: quality experts
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2023
Nursing home owners and operators must stop viewing infection prevention as an add-on service and invest in related training resources and the time needed to develop effective nursing home programs, a...
Managed care pouncing on promise of lower rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
You’ve surely already heard your organization should brace for an adjustment that brings the Patient Driven Payment Model back to budget-neutral status.
Potomac Valley Rehab and Healthcare names Heflin administrator
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Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a five-star-rated and JCAHO- accredited facility recognized for its clinical excellence and outstanding customer service, is pleased to announce the...
GOJO revises marketing after FDA notice
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
GOJO Industries said it has responded to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s that the company needs to stop making claims that its Purell hand sanitizers help eliminate viruses such...
Partnership to advance staff development, quality improvement
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 08, 2019
Medline and HealthStream have announced a strategic alliance that will offer a range of workforce development and quality improvement programs to help long-term care providers meet changing regulatory...
MACPAC pushes Congress to streamline state shifts to managed care
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2018
In a report issued Thursday, MACPAC urged Congress to make transitioning to managed care easier for states — one method the commission suggested could improve efficiency within the Medicaid system.
OMB: Obama-era regulations save the U.S. big money
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2018
The White House quietly reported last week that the kinds of regulations President Donald Trump has targeted for elimination actually saved the government 12 times as much as they cost.
Gripped by uncertainty, skilled nursing providers just keep breathing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2024
Uncertainty may very well be the defining outlook for skilled nursing providers in 2024. At the very least, it was the theme that dominated our annual survey attempting to capture your attitudes heading...
Dedication doesn’t falter amid fresh destruction
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
It’s been a calamitous couple of weeks for storm-battered skilled nursing operators and many of the dedicated people who work in them.