Analgesics account for most nursing home medication errors, researchers find
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 17, 2013
Most nursing home medication errors involve analgesics and sedatives, and these drugs are likely to account for errors regardless of how frequently they are administered, according to recently published...
AHCA praises House committee for considering broad Medicare reforms
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 17, 2013
Prompted by a hearing of the House Ways & Means Committee, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has reiterated a call for bipartisan action to reform Medicare without...
No timeline for official QAPI regulation, but surveyors are learning program basics, CMS official says
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still cannot say when an official regulation will be established for the Quality Assessment and Performance Initiative, but that’s not stopping the agency...
Nursing home monitoring system tracks residents in a complex facility, researchers announce
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2013
Nursing home operators may soon be able to closely track resident movements using relatively few cameras, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
NASL praises bipartisan effort to delay Medicare competitive bidding program
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2013
The National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care has registered strong support for lawmakers who say the government should put the brakes on a Medicare competitive bidding program for durable...
FDA wants to fast-track treatments for C. diff
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2013
Clostridium difficile poses a serious public health threat and potential treatments should be fast-tracked, the Food and Drug Administration stated in a newly proposed regulation.
Common medications trigger Alzheimer’s, researchers find
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2013
Certain widely prescribed medications can trigger or slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, according to recently published research.
‘Reprehensible’ care justifies $23 million verdict against Emeritus, judge affirms
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2013
A superior court judge has upheld a $23 million verdict against Emeritus Senior Living and ordered the company to pay an additional $4.3 million in fees and costs to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, citing...
Bill calls for faster action on RAC reports, more ‘expert’ Medicaid oversight
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 12, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should move faster to make changes based on Medicare audits and should have more direct oversight over Medicaid, according to bipartisan legislation introduced...
Nursing home operators can now access a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services webpage dedicated to the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiative.