The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fraud prevention efforts saved the agency $42 billion dollars in fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
Edentech adds I.T. services
Aug 21, 2013
Edentech has expanded to include Information Technology-related professional services for healthcare marketplaces.
House should act on IT legislation, lawmakers urge
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Haymarket Media
Apr 11, 2006
Lawmakers and others are urging the House to act on a bill that encourages the adoption of health information technology.
ASA elder mistreatment courses start
Jan 19, 2017
In an effort to help senior care providers help victims of elder abuse, the American Society on Aging, in collaboration with the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, is...
Free Webcast targets solutions for LTC med management
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Haymarket Media
Sep 07, 2007
New laws and emerging technology have recently confused many providers about how best to proceed with medication delivery. But the new wrinkles also are presenting new opportunities, notes at least one...
New effort cuts catheter-related UTIs
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
An interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals at a Nebraska rehabilitation hospital succeeded in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 89% over 14 months, according to a new...
Vaudeville performers bring joy to dementia patients
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Nov 08, 2017
A group of vaudeville performers is hitting the hospital and long-term care circuit to bring familiarity and fun to patients with dementia. The unique program was recently featured in the New York Times.
OSHA ups workplace violence prevention efforts
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Dec 03, 2015
New online resources may help prevent healthcare workplace violence, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said.
Webinar focuses on nurses: ‘partners in health reform’
Jan 10, 2014
A 90-minute webinar will focus on frontline nurses — “the largest group of professionals involved in the delivery of healthcare” — in an event targeting C-suite leaders and others overseeing...
Health reform: Reid’s lasting Senate fight
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2010
These have been trying times for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).