Skilled nursing facility readmissions should be an ACO quality measure, government proposes in payment...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2014
Accountable care organizations should be assessed on the number of people who return to a member hospital within 30 days of being discharged to a skilled nursing facility, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Nurse practitioner groups merge, seek increased caregiving role
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 03, 2012
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners announced recently the groups would merge, effective Jan. 1, 2013. The new American Association of Nurse Practitioners...
Mandatory vaccinations vs. voluntary — not for wimps!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 03, 2012
Let’s talk about that controversial topic: mandatory healthcare worker influenza vaccination. I can hear the arguments for both sides already. But I say the case is clear.
