January 2012
Skilled nursing facilities with above-average rehospitalization rates should be subject to the same penalties hospitals face under the Affordable Care Act, a provider group says.
The National Labor Relations Board drew criticism for its "microwave" rule vote in November. Opponents say the provision doesn't allow employers enough time to discuss ...
Fearing a New Year's economic hangover of epic proportions, provider advocates launched a multipronged blitz at press time to fight bad-debt provisions of a new ...
The sixth annual McKnight's Online Expo will be held March 21-22. This online trade show has quickly become the field's premier digital event. One reason: ...
Infection control experts have developed a disinfection method that could revolutionize the way healthcare facilities prevent healthcare-acquired infections.
A non-drug dementia treatment tested in German nursing homes proved as effective as medications in halting progression of disease, a new study reveals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should penalize physicians and nursing homes that continue to inappropriately prescribe and administer anti-psychotic medications to dementia residents, ...
Industry groups showed strong initial support for the appointment of Marilyn Tavenner to replace Donald Berwick, M.D., as administrator for the Centers for Medicare & ...
Long-term care providers were confronted with the cold, stark facts: Federal payments had been cut by billions of dollars and much worse still might be ...
OHIO — The state's skilled nursing facilities have shed or plan to shed 2,800 jobs in the wake of recent Medicare and Medicaid cuts, new ...
Contemporary design elements are getting the go ahead by more providers, who are still also focused on the durability and performance of furnishings and décor.
From tablets to smartphones, mobile technology is now an affordable way to spend more time with a resident while boosting efficiency for the caregiver.
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA, President, NADONA
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) are on the rise in Pennsylvania nursing homes. But multipronged approaches to treatment and prevention can ...
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
California researchers may have found an unlikely key to unlocking the secrets of wound healing in humans: the roundworm.
An app for wound care? Yes, one is coming soon. The National Science Foundation recently awarded $1.2 million to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute to develop ...
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Healthcare workers who wear gloves when treating patients are less likely to wash their hands between patients, a British study finds.
Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN, President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
It's no wonder long-term care providers prefer residents whose care is reimbursed by something other than Medicaid: The federal-state program was expected to underfund care ...
Medicaid beneficiaries are definitely taking notice — and making use — of federal funding intended to help move individuals from nursing homes to community residences. ...
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Nursing home arbitration agreements received another blow when the Florida Supreme Court ruled them invalid in two separate cases in November.
A federal appeals court agreed that an agreement between union nurses and a hospital should have been honored by new owners.
Care that is provided 'with a servant's heart' makes Westover Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare special for inpatients and outpatients.
Lenders are used to dealing with a provider's numbers to determine who gets a loan and who doesn't. But they also want to know there ...
A retired air traffic controller for the Air Force, Tom Gray, 60, currently has a role that is certainly less stressful, and even more gratifying: ...
By using the PointClickCare Collection module, Jennifer Hubbard, the director of financial consultants at Gulf Coast Health Care, was able to make collections more efficient ...
While many providers are still wrapping their heads around electronic health records and web-based care plans, there's another hurdle many are preparing to overcome: integration ...
Age-related changes to sense of smell can put elderly individuals at a higher risk for accidental interactions with dangerous chemicals and poor nutrition, according to ...
Six nursing home companies were removed from Standard & Poor's Rating Service downgrade watch last month. The firm ranked Kindred Healthcare at B+ , and Skilled ...
The board of real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Trust voted in November to replace Grubb & Ellis with American Healthcare Investors and ...
The Department of Health and Human Services should impose more oversight of healthcare information technology vendors, a new report recommends.
Pharmacy giant Omnicare announced that it was extending to Jan. 20 its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of rival PharMerica for $15 per share. ...
Have you ever said, "I didn't see it coming" or felt you were "drowning in data"? Do you use data to validate your actions or ...
Those of us in the news business often talk about the importance of truth. So it's hardly a surprise media outlets tend to be sticklers ...
Sometimes long-term care nurses feel like step-sisters to their acute-care counterparts. Face it: Hospital nurses usually get the glory.
