Facilities that serve single types of skilled nursing patients — and a payment system that differentiates and reimburses accordingly — would improve care for seniors and benefit providers, according...
Surprise Biden order ‘punishing’ for nursing home providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2023
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon will trigger broad, cabinet-level activities intended to improve nursing home and other caregiving jobs and hold providers accountable...
Distressed or ready to reset? At LTC 100, execs share thoughts on 2022 outlook
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2022
Investors making a long play will help buoy the skilled nursing industry as operators navigate mounting financial and regulatory pressures, and that’s just one reason a group of executives and analysts...
VitalTech adds patient monitoring module
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 10, 2019
VitalTech has added a medication module to its VitalCare platform for remote patient monitoring. Clinicians and patients can set medication reminders by time of day, which are then sent to the patient’s...
New Senate caucus expected to focus on provider training, access for palliative care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
Senators focused on palliative care and caregiver issues marked their first caucus meeting with expert testimony intended to increase awareness and understanding of support for patients with life-altering...
Encompass disputes allegations of rehab for patients who were ‘too sick,’ pays $48M in ‘whistleblower’...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2019
Inpatient rehab operator Encompass Health Corporation allegedly admitted patients who were ineligible because they were too sick or disabled to participate in intensive therapy, according to a settlement...
Many SNFs with shaky quality records receiving government mortgage help
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 25, 2019
More than 15% of nursing homes listed as participants or candidates for an intensive quality monitoring program have mortgages backed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a New York Times...
Three nurses arrested after unsealed video reveals they ignored resident’s pleas
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
Three nursing home employees accused of ignoring the pleas of a World War II veteran in respiratory distress have been charged in his 2014 death, a Georgia prosecutor announced this week.
AI-based TRISH identifies, reduces revenue leaks
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2020
A new artificial intelligence-based application promises to reinvent the revenue cycle for healthcare organizations. It has built a “digital employee” that can recognize vulnerabilities in an organization’s...
Avante Skilled Nursing centers adopt Furry Palz
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2019
Thrive Behavioral Sciences, a leading provider of behavioral health services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, has launched its Furry Palz Program at select Avante Skilled Nursing and...