Adults ages 50 and older are adopting consumer technologies, including smartphones, wearables, home assistants/smart speakers and smart home technologies, at nearly the same rate as adults ages 18 to 49,...
March IT update
Mar 04, 2020
A new study led by McGill University researchers shows that artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of blood samples can predict and explain disease progression in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s...
Pennsylvania-based post-acute care giant Genesis Healthcare has transferred the operations of 19 facilities to healthcare consulting firm New Generation Health in a series of deals worth close to $80 million.
LTC leads in deal volume
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2020
Long-term care once again led the pack for all healthcare sectors in deal volume for 2019, according to a PwC report.
March Business briefs
Mar 04, 2020
LTC ACO, Genesis Healthcare’s accountable care organization, announced a partnership with skilled nursing, long-term and rehabilitation provider Senior Living Properties in late January.
Verma: ‘Fearmongering’ at work against new HAO plan
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2020
There will not be cuts to Medicaid under a new program that allows states to receive their funding for select adult beneficiaries as block grants, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...
Satisfaction? Not yet: CMS
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2020
Federal regulators say that nursing homes could eventually come to see patient satisfaction scores included in Five Star Quality Ratings and on the Nursing Home Compare website.
Ask the payment expert: How to ensure our facility is receiving optimal reimbursement under PDPM?
By
Caryn Adams
Mar 04, 2020
I am not sure our facility is receiving optimal reimbursement under Patient Drive Payment Model provisions. Where should I start?
Resident photo use OK’d
Mar 04, 2020
MINNESOTA — Nursing home providers, take note: A Minnesota senior living facility was not in violation of a state health records law after a nurse’s aide posted a photo of a resident on social media,...
Caregivers lose pay raises
Mar 04, 2020
MISSOURI — Pay raises for workers at Missouri’s state-run nursing home for military veterans were not part of Gov. Mike Parson’s proposed $30.9 billion spending plan.