Information technology initiatives bolster long-term care providers’ ability to trace and evaluate the quality of care they deliver to their residents.
Genius for strokes
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 02, 2012
At least one stream of long-term care residents hasn’t abated; providers are finding blended therapies are boosting stroke rehab success.
Ask the payment expert: How will the RAC audit process affect nursing homes?
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 02, 2012
They already are. We were recently involved in a RAC audit appeal process. Nursing facilities should be prepared to know what a RAC review can result in.
I couldn’t live without… Interactant
Apr 02, 2012
Prior to adopting Health Care Software’s Interactant solution, Jennifer D’Angelo, the assistant vice president of information services at Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, NJ, was spending...
New readmissions initiative to rely heavily on technology
By
John O'Connor
Apr 02, 2012
Applied technology is likely to play a role in a new federal initiative designed to reduce hospital readmissions.
60 Seconds with…Cheryl Phillips, M.D.
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2012
What’s behind the push, frankly, is CMS and Congress. But we’re not just being reactive. Many providers have been working hard at the local level to do a better job of dementia care.
Omnicare ends hostile PharMerica chase
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2012
The nation’s two largest institutional pharmacy services providers will not be joining forces. Omnicare abandoned its takeover attempt of PharMerica in late February.
12 states voice support for ACA’s Medicaid expansion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
A group of attorneys general and a governor filed an amicus brief in February with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
C. diff rates reach new high
By
Mary Gustafson
Apr 02, 2012
Clostridium difficile infections have reached record high rates, a new report finds.
Study: Better sleep with age
Apr 02, 2012
A person’s quality of sleep should improve as he or she grows older, new study results suggest.