Acute, post-acute partnerships reduce C. diff about 50% in Washington state
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 25, 2014
Hospitals and post-acute facilities in Washington state have cut their rate of Clostridium difficile infections in half since 2012 by partnering with each other in a robust infection control program, according...
MedPAC shows enthusiasm for equalizing SNF, inpatient rehab facility payments
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 12, 2013
More uniform reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities could be implemented soon, policy analysts recently told the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. The...
Real-time video enhances post-stroke therapy, researchers say
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 31, 2014
Therapists in skilled nursing facilities might help stroke survivors achieve faster progress by incorporating real-time video in sessions, suggests recently published research.
Nursing homes suffering from reimbursement shifts to home care, market analysis finds
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Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2014
Reimbursement is shifting to home health, hurting the finances of skilled nursing facilities, a newly released market analysis states.
Bipartisan bill proposes new provider networks to serve chronically ill seniors
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 16, 2014
Skilled nursing and rehabilitation providers would be able to join networks dedicated to treating chronically ill Medicare patients, under a new bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in both houses of Congress....
Brookdale targets new goal: national brand recognition
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2014
Brookdale Senior Living is known as one of the largest U.S. assisted living operators, but the Tennessee-based company has ambitious plans to establish itself as the national leader across the whole continuum...
Support for Medicare-style, government long-term care insurance program surges, large AP-University of...
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Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
The idea of a government-run long-term care insurance program similar to Medicare has become much more popular in the last year, according to the findings of a large nationwide survey. Independent research...
McKnight’s Roundtable: Prescription for change
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2014
When top long-term care executives and physicians meet, visions for a new future of longterm care technology, care processes and payment mechanisms soon follow
Faith-based provider forced to sell off 6 nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2013
Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s largest faith-based long-term care providers, has announced it will sell its six nursing homes and one assisted...
Daybreak Venture to pay $360,000 settlement over employment of excluded workers
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 07, 2014
Skilled nursing operator Daybreak Venture has agreed to pay more than $357,000 to settle charges that it employed workers excluded from federal health programs, authorities recently announced.