IT project aims to reduce hospital readmissions
As the government strives to limit rehospitalizations, one nursing home and a couple of hospitals in New York City are staying ahead of the pack.
As the government strives to limit rehospitalizations, one nursing home and a couple of hospitals in New York City are staying ahead of the pack.
State budget cuts and an intimidating national deficit spell big trouble for Medicaid, which funds a good portion of long-term care services. It’s time to replace it with a broad-based insurance...
We know at this point that people aren’t talking about their possible future long-term care needs. But why? Confusion, for one, says renowned gerontologist Ken Dychtwald.
OK, raise your hand if you were surprised to learn that physicians averted a major Medicare pay cut that was supposed to take place this week. Didn’t think so. I wasn’t either.
A new book talks about the importance of connecting with and loving individuals who have dementia.
As Thanksgiving comes around, I think back to my volunteer experience in Guatemala City last summer. There, I was reminded about the importance of taking time to enjoy life—wherever you happen to be.
Controlling labor costs in long-term care increasingly is important in this environment of tight reimbursements and challenging economic conditions.
Dr. Donald Berwick of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not have said enough to satisfy some members of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, but he arguably presented some pretty defined...
Dr. Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, during testimony to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, touted several provisions in the healthcare reform law.