State officials should crack down on minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, according to a new report.
VA facilities at least equal to others: study
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Sep 05, 2016
The quality of care provided in healthcare facilities managed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is comparable to the quality of community-based facilities, according to a recent research review.
Study: Antibiotics may slow progression of Alzheimer’s
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Sep 05, 2016
Long-term treatment with antibiotics could help decrease levels of amyloid plaques, a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to recent study results.
Reprogrammed cells hold key to healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Returning cells to their earliest embryonic state may offer a “potent” resource for healing diabetic foot ulcers, according to a team of Boston-based researchers.
Profile: Beth Burnham Mace
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
As Beth Mace has moved along her path with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, the journey has become personal.
Court: Racial taunts? Tough
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James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2016
A patient making threats about being cared for by someone of a race he or she doesn’t like is not a valid reason for a provider to assign staffing by race, a court has ruled.
Study casts doubt on future of value-based purchasing
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James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2016
Even as some experts were predicting that value-based purchasing initiatives would be expanding in the near future, researchers from a handful of universities were casting doubts on the success of a VBP...
Ask the Payment Expert about … Medicare data
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Patricia Boyer
Sep 05, 2016
It seems like Medicare always has so much information about us. How can we access that data?
Settlements in four DOJ investigations to cost Genesis $52.7 million
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Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an agreement to settle four separate Department of Justice investigations, the nation’s largest long-term care company said.
Quality measurements are a ‘game changer,’ expert notes
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2016
Skilled nursing facilities failing to submit data for new quality measures will suffer a 2-percentage point reduction starting with 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warned in the recent...