Survey: Three-quarters of providers in bundled pay models saw quality improvements
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Sep 21, 2017
Participating in a bundled payment program helped improve care quality and lower costs for the majority of providers across the continuum, according to the results of a new small-scale survey.
Efforts to combat Clostridium difficile are coming up short, survey finds
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 12, 2013
Long-term care operators and other healthcare providers are having limited success in combating Clostridium difficile infections, despite increasing their efforts in the last three years, according to...
Initial results of five-star ratings: Nonprofit nursing homes deliver better care, analysis shows
Dec 19, 2008
Nonprofit nursing homes provide a higher quality of care than for-profit facilities, according to an analysis by USA Today of the first ratings of nursing homes by the government’s five-star rating...
MDS changes challenge providers to be compliant yet adaptable, expert says
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2013
Providers are simultaneously coping with significant changes to survey guidelines and increased oversight, making it more important than ever to develop a responsive and well-informed staff, a compliance...
CMS per-incident penalties for providers soar — and could be headed higher
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Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2021
The total amount of fines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has collected through per-incident penalties has increased more than eight-fold from 2016 to 2020, and the figure is projected to...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 27
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2022
CMS: Only fully vaccinated surveyors should be part of on-site survey teams … CMS begins posting more staffing and turnover data … Senators sponsor bipartisan bill to probe handling of U.S. pandemic...
Survey: Assisted living providers and workforce see income growth in 2012
Dec 20, 2012
The senior living business sector saw income increases for providers and workers in 2012 according to an Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) report released Wednesday.
Baby boomers struggle more with weight, exercise less than other generations, survey finds
Jul 22, 2011
Baby boomers are struggling with obesity more than other generations, with two-thirds being either overweight or obese, a new survey suggests. That’s bad news for Medicare costs, and those who have...
Study: Half of pharmacists comfortable with Part D drug program
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Haymarket Media
Jan 13, 2006
Only 50% of pharmacists and 21% of physicians feel familiar with the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, according to a new study.
Work environment tied to rushed, missed care tasks in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2020
In-person surveys of more than 4,000 care aides found high levels of missed and rushed essential care in 93 Canadian eldercare facilities.