Ask the legal expert: Are pregnant employees covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act?
By
John Durso
Aug 01, 2012
Pregnancy alone is not considered a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Only conditions that are the result of a physiological disorder are “impairments” under the ADA.
I couldn’t live without…Frogman Interactive
Aug 01, 2012
Vicki Ullery, marketing director at Royal Oaks Lifecare Community, in Sun City, AZ, says the interactive marketing tools Frogman Interactive has designed makes her job much easier.
Experts: Push EHR progress even if feds won’t help pay
Aug 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might not be eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records. But that does not mean that facilities should ignore these tools, experts stress.
Ciena SNFs are refinanced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Capital One Bank closed a five-year $29 million loan for Ciena Healthcare in July.
Genesis facilitates Sun set with multimillion dollar deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Genesis HealthCare agreed in June to purchase rival Sun Healthcare Group in a transaction that should close the second half of 2012.
Court curtails union fees
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court came down against organized labor recently in a 7-2 ruling that opens the door for objections to unexpected fee increases or special assessments.
Report: States headed for Medicaid funding upheaval
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2012
Regardless of whether states choose to expand Medicaid under healthcare reform law, they are facing huge fiscal crisis conditions, largely due to rising healthcare costs and government pension obligations,...
Ask the payment expert: What’s the best way to maximize Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement?
By
Patricia Boyer
Aug 01, 2012
It depends on which state you are in as to which Medicaid reimbursement program you are managed under.
For the RUGs III Medicaid reimbursed states, you need to remember your RUGs III grouper and what qualifies...
Group: Reimburse coordination of care
Aug 01, 2012
Care coordination functions, as carried out by registered nurses, should be federally reimbursed, a leading nurses group says.