Measuring performance, coordinating care both crucial to lowering costs among the chronically ill, report...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2012
The federal government should take advantage of Affordable Care Act funds to improve the coordination and quality of care for the chronically ill, a new report recommends.
House and Senate introduce resolutions for Alzheimer’s treatment
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 25, 2012
A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers introduced a resolution Tuesday in support of the Obama administration’s goal of finding a treatment for Alzheimer’s by 2025.
HHS healthcare-associated infection reduction plan is open for public comments
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 20, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comments on its updated action plan — which includes efforts in nursing homes — to reduce or eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
More collaboration between Medicare and Medicaid fraud detection programs is needed, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 22, 2012
More communication is needed between Medicare and Medicaid’s respective program integrity officials, a new report suggests.
Prudential to discontinue individual long-term care insurance policies
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 09, 2012
Insurance stalwart Prudential Financial announced Wednesday that it is exiting the long-term care insurance business.
Lack of documentation accounts for Medicare fee-for-service error rate
Feb 21, 2012
Medicare’s fee-for-service error rate for fiscal 2010 would have fallen if compliance contractors had successfully obtained better claims documentation, a federal report found.
Survey: Most nursing home administrators say background checks are helpful, efficient
Feb 10, 2012
Criminal background checks have not been found to significantly limit the quantity or quality of candidates for nursing home jobs, a top nursing home advocate says. A recent government survey of nursing...
Long-term care stakeholders submit quality measures performance report to HHS
Feb 07, 2012
As required by the Affordable Care Act, the National Quality Forum convened the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) to develop a coordinated performance measurement approach across PAC and LTC settings.
Catholic nursing homes will be affected by HHS contraception regulation
Feb 02, 2012
About 500 Catholic nursing homes in the United States will be affected by a regulation requiring employer health insurance plans to cover contraceptive services.
ALFA: Alzheimer’s taskforce ignores assisted living options
Jan 26, 2012
In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Assisted Living Federation of America said it was “dismayed to see the lack of acknowledgment of the role assisted living has in caring...