Nursing achievement program receives $347,000 grant
Jul 12, 2016
American International College announced the receipt of a one-time $347,000 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant from the Health Services and Resources Administration in support of its Nursing Education Achievement...
Dozens of companies approved to sponsor Medicare drug cards
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Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2004
Dozens of Medicare prescription drug cards have been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services. Twenty-eight private entities and 43 managed care plans will be sponsors of the cards. About...
Seniors may drop antidepressants because of side effects from other drugs, study finds
Dec 21, 2010
Many American seniors begin taking antidepressants while on medications with contraindications, according to a new study. Because of side effects, many then stop taking the antidepressants.
Daiya Healthcare moves into Hawaii
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
Daiya Healthcare, a provider group specializing in post-acute and long-term care medicine, expanded operations into Hawaii with clinicians, offering primary care, psychiatry, palliative care and pain management...
Survey: Healthcare ranks high with voters for 2004
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has again recommended that skilled nursing facilities receive no inflationary payment adjustment in the coming year. The congressional advisory arm made a similar...
AHCA pushes Congress to leave Medicare long-term care funding alone
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2005
The American Health Care Association has urged the House Ways and Means Committee and the administration to stop the proposed $1.5 billion Medicare cut for skilled nursing care. It argued the reduction...
Government releases national plan for influenza pandemic
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Haymarket Media
Aug 27, 2004
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson unveiled a large-scale plan Wednesday for national, state and local policy makers and health departments to respond effectively to an...
Introduced bill calls for mandated hospice inspections
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Stephanie H. Kim
Aug 06, 2014
Hospices would need to undergo an inspection every three years under a bill introduced by a New York congressman.
District court rejects AHCA motion in feeding assistant case
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Haymarket Media
Jan 27, 2005
A federal court has denied the American Health Care Association’s motion to intervene on behalf of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson in a case involving the use...
Third of nursing home residents list high pain levels in last months of life
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 30, 2017
One third of nursing home residents suffer significant pain in the last six months of life, a new study has found.