http://www.mcknights.com/t-mullaney/author/1566/ Latest articles by T Mullaney from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no A pair of Clostridium difficile patients were cured through introduction of a super-probiotic synthetic stool called RePOOPulate, leading researchers to express hope that the treatment can be adopted on a more widespread basis. http://www.mcknights.com/fake-stool-a-possible-aid-for-c-diff-patients/article/275494/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT A pair of Clostridium difficile patients were cured through introduction of a super-probiotic synthetic stool called RePOOPulate, leading researchers to express hope that the treatment can be adopted on a more widespread basis. McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking providers to help figure out a way to make demands from Medicare Administrative Contractors less burdensome. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-angling-to-ease-providers-burdens-from-medicare-administrative-contractors/article/275497/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking providers to help figure out a way to make demands from Medicare Administrative Contractors less burdensome. McKnight's Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study. http://www.mcknights.com/therapy-can-still-benefit-older-long-time-aphasia-sufferers-study-shows/article/275496/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study. McKnight's Men taking beta blockers to treat high blood pressure may also be benefiting from an unintended side effect: a reduced chance of brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease. http://www.mcknights.com/beta-blockers-could-reduce-risk-of-alzheimers-study-indicates/article/275332/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Men taking beta blockers to treat high blood pressure may also be benefiting from an unintended side effect: a reduced chance of brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease. McKnight's With cases of the flu reaching near-epidemic levels in many parts of the country, long-term care operators are on especially high alert. http://www.mcknights.com/flu-cases-skyrocket-putting-long-term-care-facilities-on-alert/article/275335/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT With cases of the flu reaching near-epidemic levels in many parts of the country, long-term care operators are on especially high alert. McKnight's A one-time change in Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities contributed to a 6.2% expansion of the Medicare program in 2011, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. http://www.mcknights.com/medicare-growth-attributed-to-change-in-skilled-nursing-facility-pay-rates/article/275334/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT A one-time change in Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities contributed to a 6.2% expansion of the Medicare program in 2011, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. McKnight's Long-term care facilities should prepare to pay more for food in 2013, with prices going up as much as 4%, according to a prominent voice in the industry. http://www.mcknights.com/food-prices-to-jump-in-2013-long-term-care-industry-expert-warns/article/275163/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Long-term care facilities should prepare to pay more for food in 2013, with prices going up as much as 4%, according to a prominent voice in the industry. McKnight's Pain management in the long-term care setting can be especially challenging for residents whose pain is worsened by morphine. A recently published study sheds light on this phenomenon and provides some hope that these individuals can one day be treated with the potentially powerful opiate. http://www.mcknights.com/solution-may-be-imminent-for-pain-sufferers-sensitive-to-morphine-study-says/article/275166/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Pain management in the long-term care setting can be especially challenging for residents whose pain is worsened by morphine. A recently published study sheds light on this phenomenon and provides some hope that these individuals can one day be treated with the potentially powerful opiate. McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now has five years instead of three to recover non-fraudulent Medicare overpayments. A provision of the recently signed fiscal cliff legislation extended the statute of limitations effective last Wednesday. http://www.mcknights.com/statute-of-limitations-for-medicare-overpayment-recovery-extended-two-years/article/275164/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now has five years instead of three to recover non-fraudulent Medicare overpayments. A provision of the recently signed fiscal cliff legislation extended the statute of limitations effective last Wednesday. McKnight's