Operators are getting hip to short-stay rehab opportunity
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing home chains are beginning to tap into a new revenue stream through their therapy divisions: short-term stay units.
Lifts/Bathing Feature: Thinking BIG
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing homes are bracing for a new population: the morbidly obese. Heftier equipment is just the beginning of their caregiving needs
Drug plans must continue beneficiaries’ medications, CMS says
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 28, 2006
There is welcome news for nursing home residents enrolled in the Medicare drug benefit: They can continue to receive coverage for medications, even if a drug plan drops drugs they’re taking from...
Rehabilitation Feature — Beefing up LTC
By
Liza Berger
Apr 17, 2006
Therapy is big business today. Facilities can benefit by keeping an eye on the competition, while finding a market niche.
New drug plan faces transition challenge
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 03, 2006
The Medicare Part D program faces more possible criticism following the expiration of the 90-day transitional period on April 1.
Genes may explain elderly vision loss
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 13, 2006
Age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss and blindness among the elderly could be the result of two gene mutations.
Profile — In his own words: Larry Lane, VP, Govt. Relations, Genesis HealthCare
By
John Andrews
Mar 11, 2006
Those who have spent an appreciable amount of time in long-term care probably have had occasion to speak with Larry Lane. And that means encountering Lane’s unique vocabulary.
Generic drug use saves money in Part D program, studies find
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 06, 2006
Medicare beneficiaries who use generic medications in the new prescription drug plan can significantly cut costs, according to separate studies by the Consumers Union, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
Government tells states they’ll pay $700 million less in clawbacks in 2006
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 14, 2006
States could pay the government roughly $700 million less than anticipated this year in clawback payments, Michael Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said. This disclosure...
CDC says two common antivirals not helpful against this season’s flu
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 19, 2006
Doctors shouldn’t bother prescribing two common antivirals to treat or prevent influenza during the 2005-2006 influenza season, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation.