Baucus, Grassley propose ‘bundling’ of post-acute payments; nursing home groups object
Apr 30, 2009
Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) this week released several policy ideas for revamping America’s healthcare delivery system. Many of these would affect the long-term care and post-acute...
Guide helps therapy pros become better managers
Oct 25, 2011
The Essential Guide to Therapy Management: Skills for Rehab Professionals delivers tools and information for providers who find themselves in a management role. Its tools include action plans, meeting...
Cordless phone system to provide clearer communication, partners say
Mar 16, 2010
EnGenius Technologies has formed a communication partnership with Exordium Networks and Signature Assisted-Living Communities. Under the deal, cordless phone systems will be put in place to improve communication...
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Nov 16, 2016
Care home owners plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in resident’s overdose death … LeadingAge study: Culture change can help reduce UTIs, pressure ulcers … Many nursing home life-sustaining...
I couldn’t live without…HydroWorx Underwater treadmill
Sep 01, 2012
Kim Eichinger, the executive director of fitness for Pennsylvania-based Country Meadows Retirement Communities, says the HydroWorx’s treadmills are an effective form of exercise for a broad range...
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Aug 05, 2016
Feds: Nearly one quarter of U.S. seniors has some form of disability … Tension increases between SNF, Sidwell Friends and alumni in wake of sale … Too much, too little sleep may raise stroke...
MedPAC votes unanimously for proposed PAC payment overhaul to start in 2021
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Apr 10, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Council voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend an accelerated timeline for implementing a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care providers.
CMS should publicly push Congress to reform therapy payment system, long-term care provider association...
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 09, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should openly urge Congress to change the way therapy services are reimbursed, the nation’s largest long-term care provider association stated in recent...
Macular degeneration treatment linked to blindness, FDA advisory says
Sep 06, 2011
Injections of the cancer drug Avastin, which is also a treatment for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration, has been linked to reports of blindness.
Two Alzheimer’s tests hold hope for early diagnosis and risk assessment
Jan 20, 2011
Alzheimer’s researchers are getting closer to marketing tests that can assist in early diagnosis of this deadly form of dementia and assess risk factors for memory loss.