Providers should expect ‘disruption’ but are ready for Five Star changes, Parkinson says
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 10, 2014
Coming changes to the Five Star rating system for nursing homes will “cause some disruption,” but many long-term care providers already are on track, according to American Health Care Association/National...
Emeritus will respond vigorously to ‘sensationalized’ Frontline documentary, company leaders...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 05, 2013
Emeritus Senior Living is focused on increasing communications to address concerns raised by a critical Frontline documentary that aired last week, according to Granger Cobb, the company’s CEO, president...
CMS to weigh comments on disqualifying convictions in crafting background check regulations
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Long-term care stakeholders generally support proposed regulations on background checks of direct care workers, according to an informational memorandum issued Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
House panel hears testimony on site-neutral payments, potential for Medicaid cuts to providers
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 11, 2014
Site-neutral payments for post-acute services could potentially reduce federal spending on healthcare without compromising patient outcomes, a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission official told a Congressional...
Staff interaction habits are holding back nursing home quality improvement, researchers find
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 10, 2014
Nursing homes can improve resident care and staff satisfaction by changing the usual way that workers interact with each other, suggests newly published research from investigators at a handful of academic...
ONC takes tentative steps to certify electronic health records for long-term care providers
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 12, 2013
The government will press for action on a certification program for electronic health records used by long-term care providers, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...
Hospital, nursing home information sharing to become ‘routine,’ government agencies say
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 09, 2013
As sharing of electronic health information becomes standard across all care settings, using technology may become a prerequisite for providers to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, according...
Hospital, nursing home information sharing to become ‘routine,’ government agencies say
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 09, 2013
As sharing of electronic health information becomes standard across all care settings, using technology may become a prerequisite for providers to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, according...
Long-term care provider, worker groups weigh in on GOP immigration principles
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
A statement of principles for immigration reform issued by Republicans in the House of Representatives is a good sign of potential legislative progress on this issue, long-term care provider and labor...
Almost 60% of diabetic nursing home residents with chronic kidney disease are on a potentially problematic...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 03, 2014
Nursing home residents who have diabetes and chronic kidney disease are commonly given medications that are not in keeping with best practice guidelines or prescribing information, according to recently...