Seniors have worries, preferences about sharing health information: study
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Jul 20, 2015
Sharing health information is a critical part of the decision-making process for elderly people and their friends and family, but it’s not without consequences, a new study has found.
CCRC executive director salary averages $155,000, DONs $91,000, survey finds
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Jul 17, 2015
Continuing care retirement community CCRC executive directors — who saw only a modest 0.21% salary increase last year — gained an average of 3% this year, according to results of a new salary survey...
CMS: Fraud prevention system saves $820M in improper Medicare payments
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Jul 16, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fraud Prevention System identified or prevented $820 million in improper payments in its first three years, the agency announced in a report.
CMS proposes massive regulation revision for LTC
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Jul 14, 2015
Individualized meal plans, antipsychotic use and staff training are among the hundreds of proposed changes to regulations released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday, which officials...
Privately run Medicare Advantage plans are plagued with widespread overcharging and billing errors, according to recently released government audits.
Providers applaud CMS proposal to cover advance care planning
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Jul 10, 2015
Long-term care organizations are applauding a proposal released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would reimburse healthcare practitioners for discussing advance care planning with patients.
LTC nursing organizations merge to develop unified certification, lobbying
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Jul 10, 2015
The AANAC has purchased assets of the AALTCN and its publisher the Health Education Network, a move that long-term nursing leaders say will combine the best of the organizations and strengthen the nursing...
Omnicare will settle with DOJ in Depakote kickback cases
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Jul 09, 2015
Omnicare has announced it will settle with the Department of Justice in two federal suits accusing the pharmacy giant of taking kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories.
Aetna’s $37 billion Humana deal driven by value-based care push
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Jul 07, 2015
Value-based care and increased enrollment in Aetna’s Medicare Advantage program figure to be two of the biggest winners thanks to the insurance giant’s recently announced $37 billion acquisition...
Extendicare closes $870 million sale of its U.S. facilities
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Jul 07, 2015
Extendicare has closed the $870 million sale of its U.S. operations to an investor group led by private equity firm Formation Capital LLC.