http://www.mcknights.com/tim-mullaney/author/1572/ Latest articles by Tim Mullaney from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no Therapy providers should review therapy cap denials for 2013 and refund any beneficiary payments for these services, according to a Medicare newsletter released Thursday. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-providers-may-need-to-reimburse-beneficiaries-due-to-inaccurate-therapy-denial-codes/article/294688/ Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Therapy providers should review therapy cap denials for 2013 and refund any beneficiary payments for these services, according to a Medicare newsletter released Thursday. McKnight's A $5.75 million verdict will stand and there will be no new trial in the case against officers and board members of a former Pennsylvania nursing home, a federal judge recently ruled. http://www.mcknights.com/court-upholds-575-million-verdict-against-former-nursing-home-officers-board-members/article/294687/ Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT A $5.75 million verdict will stand and there will be no new trial in the case against officers and board members of a former Pennsylvania nursing home, a federal judge recently ruled. McKnight's Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965. The measure was unveiled Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and is co-sponsored by 14 Democratic senators. http://www.mcknights.com/senate-bill-seeks-to-empower-long-term-care-ombudsmen-strengthen-eldercare-workforce/article/294689/ Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965. The measure was unveiled Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and is co-sponsored by 14 Democratic senators. McKnight's Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease flare-ups do better with a shorter round of prednisone, researchers have found. http://www.mcknights.com/five-day-copd-treatment-quells-flare-ups-reduces-side-effects-researchers-find/article/294497/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease flare-ups do better with a shorter round of prednisone, researchers have found. McKnight's Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face charges that it engaged in "nationwide" Medicare fraud for off-label antipsychotics prescriptions, a federal judge recently ruled. However, the pharmacy still faces more limited False Claims Act charges over billing for antipsychotic drugs allegedly used for dementia care. http://www.mcknights.com/judge-dismisses-claims-of-nationwide-medicare-fraud-in-omnicare-antipsychotics-case/article/294499/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face charges that it engaged in "nationwide" Medicare fraud for off-label antipsychotics prescriptions, a federal judge recently ruled. However, the pharmacy still faces more limited False Claims Act charges over billing for antipsychotic drugs allegedly used for dementia care. McKnight's Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government's 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. http://www.mcknights.com/long-term-care-providers-should-follow-hospitals-in-adopting-ehrs-government-says/article/294498/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government's 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. McKnight's U.S. lawmakers heard mixed messages at a hearing Tuesday on how proposed Medicare cost-sharing reforms would impact long-term care. The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health focused in particular on three measures in the White House's proposed 2014 budget. http://www.mcknights.com/experts-tell-lawmakers-obama-medicare-proposals-would-hurt-long-term-care-or-maybe-not/article/294335/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT U.S. lawmakers heard mixed messages at a hearing Tuesday on how proposed Medicare cost-sharing reforms would impact long-term care. The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health focused in particular on three measures in the White House's proposed 2014 budget. McKnight's The top professional association of long-term care physicians and medical directors has reiterated its commitment to reducing the use of antipsychotics for dementia care. It did so Tuesday, in response to a recent report that criticized prescribing practices. http://www.mcknights.com/long-term-care-physicians-respond-to-report-on-antipsychotic-over-prescribing/article/294328/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT The top professional association of long-term care physicians and medical directors has reiterated its commitment to reducing the use of antipsychotics for dementia care. It did so Tuesday, in response to a recent report that criticized prescribing practices. McKnight's One day after a powerful tornado destroyed a hospital and devastated an Oklahoma town, long-term care stakeholders gathered at a disaster preparedness conference organized by the Center for Preparedness Education, a joint endeavor of the Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. http://www.mcknights.com/nursing-home-administrators-can-rise-to-unrealistic-expectations-with-disaster-management-expert-says-in-aftermath-of-oklahoma-tornado/article/294329/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT One day after a powerful tornado destroyed a hospital and devastated an Oklahoma town, long-term care stakeholders gathered at a disaster preparedness conference organized by the Center for Preparedness Education, a joint endeavor of the Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. McKnight's Injecting a plasma protein called plasminogen around chronic diabetic wounds can lead to complete healing, according to new research from Umea University in Sweden. http://www.mcknights.com/discovery-could-lead-to-faster-fuller-healing-of-diabetic-wounds-researcher-says/article/294140/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Injecting a plasma protein called plasminogen around chronic diabetic wounds can lead to complete healing, according to new research from Umea University in Sweden. McKnight's