The Patient-Drive Payment Model, with its rewards for higher-acuity patients and group therapy, is expected to be a boon for healthcare real estate company Invesque, executives said Thursday.
Telehealth platform integrated with PointClickCare
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 13, 2019
Curatess-Open Telehealth Platform has been integrated with PointClickCare’s electronic health record system.
Class-action lawsuit that could boost Medicare nursing home eligibility begins
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2019
More than 1.3 million Medicare observation stay claims could be appealed if a class-action lawsuit filed against the Department of Health and Human Services is successful.
Nursing home success: Facility gives neighbors 100 unneeded beds
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James M. Berklan
Aug 12, 2019
A Pennsylvania nursing home is making fans of its wider community, students and environmentalists by giving away its gently used hospital beds and mattresses — first come, first served.
As growth in VA skilled nursing continues, GAO presses for better oversight
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James M. Berklan
Aug 04, 2019
There will be a growing number of Veterans Administration nursing home residents, and they could receive care under stricter oversight, if recommendations from the Government Accountability Office come...
LTC pharmacy joins Guardian
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2019
Guardian Pharmacy Services has added TruCare LTC Pharmacy, an independent long-term care pharmacy based in Grand Rapids, MI, to its portfolio.
Meet Andrea Leebron-Clay, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
One of the core tenets of Andrea Leebron-Clay’s career in long-term care has been understanding what she says is a “commonsense thing.” “People don’t want to be in nursing homes. So I said to...
After progress, former SFF facility may be headed for strike
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 24, 2019
Employees at a former Special Focus Facility nursing home in New Jersey could be headed for a strike after five months of failed contract negotiations with new management.
Providers covering all bases ahead of Senate hearing and new GAO abuse report citing doubled deficiencies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 22, 2019
The GAO likely will issue recommendations related to state survey agencies submitting data on instances of abuse and reporting suspicions of a crime to law enforcement.
Meet Kathryn Roberts, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 18, 2019
Kathryn Roberts is committed to creating a more age-friendly world.