A multidisciplinary approach to wound care will become increasingly important in the years ahead, according to those at the annual meeting of the American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair.
Gov. supports striking nursing home workers
Sep 01, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) joined 700 striking nursing home workers after a National Labor Relations Board ruling found their employer violated labor laws.
Gov. supports striking nursing home workers
Sep 01, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) joined 700 striking nursing home workers after a National Labor Relations Board ruling found their employer violated labor laws.
What to do about our unqualified MDS coordinator?
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2012
We hired an unqualified MDS coordinator who filed many claims for us at too high of a reimbursement rate and now we’re being pursued under False Claims Act charges. How do we get out of this mess?
What to do about our unqualified MDS coordinator?
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2012
We hired an unqualified MDS coordinator who filed many claims for us at too high of a reimbursement rate and now we’re being pursued under False Claims Act charges. How do we get out of this mess?
Hospice beneficiaries at a draw with HHS
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
What hospice services will pay for, and whether beneficiaries receive correct information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, converged as issues in court this summer.
Providers see 1.8% increase
Sep 01, 2012
Skilled nursing providers will receive a net 1.8% pay hike in Medicare reimbursements, beginning Oct. 1.
Sequestration cuts will target Medicare
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
The good news about sequestration cuts slated to start in January: They will not touch Medicaid. The bad news: Medicare funding will trimmed by 2% — or $11 billion — in the next year alone.
Health reform penalties start
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
In less than a month, more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals will be subject to financial penalties for preventable readmissions, making their relationships with post-acute providers more important than ever.
Better vision, less fractures
Sep 01, 2012
In a study of Medicare beneficiaries who had their cataracts removed, 16% fewer had hip fractures within the first year of surgery than those who did not, according to University of California, Los Angeles...