The road to electronic health record success is to directly involve the nursing staff who will be the “heaviest users” of the system, a nursing and clinical information expert said during a...
Senator calls for Five-Star system investigation
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Aug 10, 2015
A Pennsylvania senator is calling for the federal government to investigate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Senate approves PACE expansion bill
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Aug 10, 2015
The Senate has approved a bill that would expand the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for testing in other populations.
Pennsylvania forms nursing home task force
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Aug 07, 2015
A newly-formed task force will address growing allegations of understaffing and neglect in the state’s nursing homes, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday.
SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
How’s moving patients risky? OHSA is counting the ways
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Aug 05, 2015
A new key hazard list from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration highlights the injury risk healthcare workers face when handling patients.
CMS proposal will target IT, staff competency protocols
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Aug 05, 2015
Information technology and staff training are two key topics included in the proposed regulatory overhaul announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of the White House Conference...
LTC staff spend only half of time on care
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Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care nurses spend more than half of their time completing tasks that don’t involve resident care, according to new research in the Journal of Nursing Studies.
Nursing home executive director salaries up 2.16%, report finds
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Jul 24, 2015
Nursing supervisors saw the largest boost in salary among nursing home employees this year.
State bill geared toward preventing healthcare workplace violence
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Jul 23, 2015
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is advocating for a state bill that would require healthcare providers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.