Discharge proposal could improve patients’ moves to SNFs, new study says
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Aug 09, 2017
Many hospital patients don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge, often times choosing a facility solely based on location, a new study shows.
Kansas fight over Medicaid managed care could set precedent
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 07, 2016
A public debate over Medicaid managed care and its effect on Kansas residents with disabilities could send a ripple through other states.
Clean it up, throw it out
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Gary Tetz
Apr 06, 2015
Whenever I pass one of those cinderblock mini-storage places with double-loaded rows of strictly functional corridors, I think the same thing: “That looks like some nursing homes I’ve been...
Sleepy? Have a waffle
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Gary Tetz
Sep 01, 2013
My initial plan was to get up early to write this column. Refreshed and invigorated by a good night’s sleep, I would leap out of bed with synapses alert and firing, and my inspired mind would cut...
ITUpdate
May 01, 2013
A growing number of healthcare providers are adopting mobile technologies, a new study by IT trade organization CompTIA has found. A survey of 375 healthcare providers reveals that 60% of respondents currently...
Advocacy group urges more flexible in-home dialysis rules
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 17, 2022
Innovative Kidney Care says the severe nursing shortage is making it difficult for patients to move from facility-based dialysis to home dialysis.
More than 50 coronavirus wrongful death suits have been filed against long-term care facilities
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Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Dozens of nursing homes and long-term care providers across the country are already being targeted with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report shows.
State adds nearly $2M to budget to keep residents out of nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This story had been updated to include a comment from the Georgia Health Care Association. Georgia’s new leader is proposing putting almost $2 million in extra funds for community-based...
Welltower/ProMedica may be out as QCP courts another bidder
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2018
Quality Care Properties announced Tuesday it is investigating an acquisition proposal that “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘superior offer’ ” to one already on the table...
Stars aligned for shift
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John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
The Five Star rating system is about to get retooled, thanks to a scathing report in The New York Times. The only real question is how extensive the changes will be.