Show Me State program with 100% success may show nation’s nursing homes how to lower rehospitalizations,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
A state-level program to improve the quality of care and lower avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes has worked so well that policymakers are pointing to it as a possible national solution.
Study finds racial disparities in end-of-life hospital care
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Donna Shryer
Jul 14, 2024
Black patients are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to receive documented end-of-life care during their final hospital stays, according to a new study of New York State hospitals. Racial disparities...
Data shows older, hospitalized women more prone to adverse drug events than men
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
A new study explored the correlation between older, hospitalized women and adverse drug reactions.
Consortium building new SNF to combat state’s rising hospital diversions
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 08, 2024
A new $70 million skilled nursing facility takes aim squarely at alleviating the type of hospital patient discharge backlogs that have increasingly plagued healthcare providers across the US. Limited short-term...
Nursing Staff at continuing care retirement communities continue to enjoy significant pay increases and sign-on bonuses in 2024 — though a slight cooling of pay increases has carried over from 2023,...
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
State long-term care bill would fund workforce initiatives but stiffen provider penalties
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 12, 2024
Eight months after its passage through the Massachusetts State House, a bill to fund investments in the long-term care workforce and increase state oversight powers appears poised to pass the State Senate.
Also in the News for Monday, July 8, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2024
New Jersey’s largest hospital system sues HHS over Medicare reimbursement following Chevron ruling … NIH opens trial for nasal COVID vaccine … County board members’ lawsuit halts sale of county...
Specialist visits to nursing homes could increase under doc pay rule proposal
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2024
A proposal tucked into the physician fee schedule issued last week includes a new payment mechanism that could improve follow-up care in nursing homes for post-surgical patients, including those with hip...
Partnership pledges to trim rehospitalizations by 25%
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Amy Novotney
Jun 07, 2024
Circadia Health has teamed up with more than 80 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare to reduce preventable hospitalizations through remote patient monitoring.