IPC Healthcare Inc. has entered into an alliance with naviHealth Inc., the companies announced Tuesday.
Medicare trustees: Fund headed for insolvency by 2019
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2004
Medicare will have to tap its trust fund this year to keep up with expenditures and is on a course to become insolvent by 2019, trustees reported Tuesday. This is seven years sooner than what the trustees...
New healthcare educational catalog available
Apr 15, 2014
Nasco has released its 2014-2015 Health Care Educational Materials catalog, which focuses on training with versatile medical procedure simulators.
New air conditioning option prevents mold and bacteria formation
Aug 16, 2011
Several nursing homes have begun using Advantix Systems’ air conditioning systems, the company announced. The firm’s air conditioning systems use a brine solution to dehumidify and cool air...
KCI gets assurance on three wound-treatment patents
Jul 29, 2009
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of three vacuum pressure wound treatment patents belonging to Kinetic Concepts Inc. The technologies form the basis of the company’s...
Ask the legal expert … about arbitration agreements
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2013
It seems like every time I see a news item about arbitration agreements being signed by a resident/patient’s surrogate or relative, some judges rules it invalid or unenforceable. Are they ever valid?...
SNF rehab claims scrutinized more than ever, expert says
Jul 11, 2012
Nursing home administrators who can’t substantiate every minute of rehab therapy delivered in their building leave themselves open to increasingly common audits and surveys, a top MDS 3.0 expert...
Democratic rebuttals to GOP Medicare, Medicaid plans expected at national convention
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 31, 2012
Next week it will be the Democrats’ turn to offer their visions of the future for the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as other issues that would significantly affect long-term care operators....
SNF Open Door forum features blockbuster topics
Nov 07, 2014
The SNF Open Door Forum to be hosted Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should get the phone lines burning. PPS Payment reform, 2015 payroll staffing data collection, quality measures...
Tyco announces alliance with Ascom
Nov 04, 2015
Tyco has formed an alliance with Ascom (US) that will establish Tyco’s SimplexGrinnell business in the United States and Tyco Integrated Fire & Security in Canada as authorized sellers of Ascom’s...