Nurses focusing on quality of care indicators to share experiences
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Nursing and healthcare professionals from around the globe will convene Wednesday through Friday at the 7th Annual American Nurses Association “Nursing Quality Conference.” The latest research...
Future of Quality Improvement Organizations the focus of special Open Door Forum
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 18, 2013
Providers interested in the future development of Quality Improvement Organizations will want to clear their schedule for 12:30 Eastern Time on Thursday. That’s when The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Medicaid HMOs may need state OK to cut rates
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 02, 2013
A pending bill would prohibit unauthorized provider reimbursement rate decreases by other managed care organizations, as well as Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
I couldn’t live without… Touchtown Resident Apps
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 02, 2013
For senior residents at Christian Living Communities’ Clermont Park continuing care retirement community, a new app on a tablet will provide more freedom.
Technologies for helping the elderly and disabled to be featured at Institute of Medicine workshop
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 14, 2012
The Institute of Medicine will host a workshop Wednesday that will focus on current and emerging technologies that can help seniors and disabled individuals live more independently. Among the highlights...
MedPAC recommendations ‘have no bearing on the realities’ nursing homes face, group says
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 11, 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended a 4% reduction in skilled nursing facility reimbursement for 2014, drawing the ire of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care in response.
U.S. health chief says government will not fund partial Medicaid expansions
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 11, 2012
Answering the question on the minds of many state policymakers, the Obama administration said Monday it will not provide full federal funding for states that go only part of the way on expanding Medicaid.
Palliative care can reduce emergency room visits, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 11, 2012
Palliative care reduces the number of visits seniors in long-term care settings make to emergency rooms, a new study finds.
Unapproved marketing of pressure ulcer drug brings settlement worth up to $48 million
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 10, 2012
The unapproved bed sore drug Xenaderm, which was marketed to nursing homes as “Medicaid reimbursed,” is the source of a settlement that could reach $48 million for Healthpoint Ltd. and DFB...
First guidelines issued for prosthetic joint infection treatment
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 10, 2012
One million new knees and hips are transplanted each year. Up to 2% of those patients will get an infection in the new joint. The number of patients undergoing the transplants, and acquiring infections,...