Does acceptance of “what is” indicate defeat? For a leader with competition as one of her top five strengths, I’ve struggled with this question the last few months. Maybe you have also. To...
CMS: Accident hazards most cited survey flaw
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Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2007
Violations of “accident hazards” were the most frequently cited survey flaw across the nation in September, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency said 35.2%...
Many seniors overdue for medication review, poll shows
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 08, 2020
Only 29% of seniors who take five or more prescription drugs have had a comprehensive medication review to avert potential interactions, according to new national findings.
Cubigo adds visitor registration as families return
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2020
The digital platform Cubigo has added a new feature that supports contactless guest registration that can be used as retirement and other senior living facilities begin easing restrictions on visitation...
Clinician re-training sorely needed for blood pressure measurement: survey
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2019
One-third of nurses and half of doctors surveyed report that they haven’t been retrained in blood pressure measurement since leaving professional school.
Compared to other countries, U.S. life expectancy worse than previously estimated
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
Dozens of countries across the world have had higher life expectancies than the United States over the last 70 years, a new study has found.
Giving a silent generation a voice
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 01, 2012
Filmmaker Stu Maddux is determined to make long-term care more sensitive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
OIG calls its healthcare suggestions ‘priority recommendations’
Mar 31, 2010
The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services has released a report highlighting recommendations, including some that could affect nursing homes.
Appeals court rules that nursing homes can be sued for private civil rights violations
Jul 07, 2009
A federal law related to the oversight and inspection of nursing homes creates a legal pathway for private civil rights lawsuits to be filed against nursing homes in cases of alleged wrongful death, a...
Hospice accused of treating ineligible patients agrees to $1.2M False Claims settlement
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 12, 2018
A for-profit hospice company and its owner agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the company fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for hospice services.