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Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes

Publish Date December 14, 2018

The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.

Smaller size, independent ownership associated with families’ facility satisfaction

Publish Date December 14, 2018

Workers at one nursing home to split $85,000 state bonus for quality care

Publish Date December 14, 2018

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Publish Date December 14, 2018

Latest NIC data shows ‘surprising’ increase in skilled nursing occupancy

Publish Date December 13, 2018

Guest Columns

Healthcare to remain dominant issue in 2019

By

Brendan W. Williams, M.A., J.D.

Cognitive Function: Getting it right under PDPM

By

Renee Kinder

The LTC nurse’s dilemma: Hide OR seek?

By

Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC

PDPM: Make or break?

By

Jean Wendland-Porter PT, CCI

Do not harm – The ethics of hand hygiene

By

Martie Moore

It’s not morbid to talk about death … a lot

By

Steven Littlehale

A new Golden Rule for social media use in long-term care

By

Gary Tetz