Major hospital group keeps pressure on Congress over nursing home staffing rule … Consumer Voice publishes guide on nursing home retaliation … Fitch predicts ‘deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs will...
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...
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2024
Feds with four agencies object to sale of Lahasky-owned nursing homes … Simple test best to predict hip fracture risk in older adults, new study finds … Prescription medication use on the rise again...
Pushing the boundaries of care and geography: Sun Mar’s changing regional reputation
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2024
Three years after joining Sun Mar Healthcare, President Josh Kochek is leaning on years of perspective from the other side of the dealmaking table to expand and transform the California brand.
‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
Vision Centre Symposium set for June 24-25
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2024
The sixth annual Vision Centre Symposium is scheduled for June 24 and 25 at Indiana University-Indianapolis.
Providers, I-SNPs primed and ‘pleading’ for greater role in value-based care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2024
The unrelenting push toward value-based care should compel skilled nursing providers to grab the reins, even after years of regulators failing to invite them more fully into the process.
NIC announces new partner in data-transparency effort
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 17, 2019
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has added PointClickCare as its newest NIC Actual Rates Software Partner, adding new data sources and analytic tools used to inform decision making...
Skilled nursing occupancy ticked upward for a second month. Will such small gains be enough?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy climbed ever-so-slightly for a second straight month in March, reaching 71.6%, according to the latest NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon.
Skilled nursing occupancy hits 5-year low
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2017
Occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities dropped to a five-year low of 81.6% during the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report.