Family involvement, nonmedical questions “essential” to advanced care planning in SNFs … HHS: Health IT interoperability critical to payment reform … Probiotics may help improve...
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 1
Oct 01, 2021
MA plan premiums decrease, while Part D coverage increases for 2022 … Pennsylvania lawmakers extend COVID-19 waivers that helped providers manage workforce crisis … Families call for reform at veterans...
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 14
Apr 14, 2021
Nursing home reform a ‘fleeting opportunity’ for industry: Kramer … Arizona advocates seek answers on state’s long-term care ombudsman program … Legislation that would delay 2% Medicare cuts...
Guest Columns: The real path to culture change
Sep 09, 2009
Healthcare reform might be helpful, but it won’t solve the perception problem facing the nursing home field. Only long-term care leaders can change the culture of nursing homes.
CMS forms free infection control course
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...
A no-brainer plan for Medicare and Medicaid
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2017
But for those of you who think outrageous political trickery is dead, please let me point you in the direction of Capitol Hill. For we appear to be in the midst of one of the better con jobs to come along...
Arthritis drug Actemra in short supply as demand for use in COVID ramps up
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2021
Demand for Actemra IV has skyrocketed due to the latest wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, drugmaker Genentech says. In the past two weeks alone, orders for the drug shot up to 400% of pre-COVID...
Are you prepared? 5 questions you need to know the answers to
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Aug 27, 2013
With all the recent regulatory changes that have come down the line, or are about to, we developed a simple five-question survey that each provider had to ask every therapy employee. If you can develop...
Sheehan warns doctors about new Medicaid overpayment policies
Oct 21, 2010
Healthcare reform law provisions pertaining to reporting and returning overpayments present a critical Medicaid challenge facing physicians next year, New York State Medicaid Inspector General Jim Sheehan...
Editors’ Blog: Saving the market basket
Sep 17, 2009
The pivotal Senate Finance Committee healthcare reform bill would not cut the annual Medicare cost-of-living increase to nursing homes. That is reason enough to cheer the bill.