CMS issues newly updated SNF Quality Measure Manual … Paul Ryan talks healthcare at NIC in first post-Congress speech … Doctor to pay $680,000 after overbilling state Medicaid program for nursing home...
NIC spring conference kicks off Wednesday
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 14, 2019
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will be the keynote speaker Thursday morning at the annual spring conference of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The event will start...
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 14
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
Study: Post-hospital infections dropped by 30% by using soap, mouthwash … NIC releases new investment guide, giving snapshot of long-term care field in 2019 … Hospital association pushes back against...
Love from littles: Wisconsin kids create Valentine’s Day cards
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
Asked recently what kind of Valentine’s Day cards he’d like to give his classmates, a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy decided to go in a completely different direction.
AI incorporated into claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2019
Change Healthcare said during the HIMSS show that its Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence would be added to the company’s Intelligent Healthcare NetworkTM and financial solutions. The new system...
10 Highest/Lowest: Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day
Feb 05, 2019
The latest OnlyBoth, Inc. map explores variations in nurse staffing hours across the U.S.
Provider wins False Claims decision, now must face claims that it retaliated against whistleblower
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A Tennessee provider must still face claims that it retaliating against a whistleblower, despite a judge tossing those original claims.
Nursing Home Compare not useful for predicting 90-day costs, complications or readmissions: Study
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 31, 2019
Patients and hospitals often consult Nursing Home Compare data to figure out the best nursing facility to use following surgery.
North Carolina community opens
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 29, 2019
Waltonwood Lake Boone in Raleigh, N.C., a $60 million community offering senior care, is now open.
Dilute-N-Go syringes available for order
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 23, 2019
Pentec Health Inc. has announced that local anesthesia drugs, Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine, are now available for order via the company’s syringe-based configuration, Dilute-N-Go®.