Healthcare providers should act quickly to stop and report cyber security related-incidents within their facilities, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights urged in a recently...
CMS to toughen website
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2011
Federal regulators are undertaking major changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and will continue to do so for five more months, officials said.
Healthcare reform could hurt state Medicaid programs, governors say
Jul 21, 2009
Democratic and Republican governors may not see eye to eye on many issues, but they have similar opinions on one issue: healthcare reform. Efforts to reform the system won’t do enough to curb spending...
Bush calls for tort reform, but Democrats may not pay attention
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Haymarket Media
Feb 09, 2007
President Bush has reiterated his belief in tort reform, but such a call likely will fail to stir a Democratic controlled Congress. Democrats generally oppose efforts to limit damages on lawsuits.
Sen. Grassley probes journals for ghostwriting info
Jul 29, 2009
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) asked eight medical journals to provide information about their ghostwriting practices and policies. He said the letter is part of an effort to “shed light on the role...
AHCA launches campaign for Sustainable Growth Rate reforms
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 12, 2015
Today marks the launch of a comprehensive new effort from the nation’s largest long-term care provider association, aimed at encouraging constructive reforms of Medicare’s Sustainable Growth...
Federal government hampers research on marijuana as pain management medication, news reports find
Jan 20, 2010
The value of marijuana as a pain-management medication is still unclear as the government continues to discourage research into the effects of the drug, according to a pair of news items.
New CMS guidance dictates nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to CDC, residents and families
By
Liza Berger
Apr 20, 2020
In new but anticipated guidance released Sunday night, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring nursing homes to report any COVID-19 cases directly to the Centers for Disease Control and...
News and Analysis — As OBRA nears 20, criticism continues
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2007
It’s been nearly 20 years since the government passed landmark nursing home regulation reform. There has been improvement, but that is no reason to celebrate wildly, believes Senate Special Committee...
Study: Word recall a complex problem among those with early-stage Alzheimer’s
May 05, 2009
A new study finds that people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease have difficulty discerning between important and unimportant information–a revelation that could help improve memory-training...