A new program from the American College of Surgeons seeks to improve seniors’ health outcomes. The Geriatric Surgery Verification Program includes 30 standards to help patients make better healthcare...
Doctors advise less aspirin use
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 01, 2019
Despite past beliefs, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology are now recommending against the routine use of aspirin in people older than 70.
RN staffing is inadequate: study
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2019
An analysis of a year’s worth of payroll data has revealed that as many as 75% of U.S. nursing homes do not meet federal expectations for registered nurse staffing.
CMS provides Phase 3 relief
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2019
Providers will receive a reprieve on some new Requirements of Participation Phase 3 tenets, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has its way, agency officials said in July.
Feds say arbitration OK, but with caveats
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule July 16 allowing nursing home pre-dispute arbitration agreements — but it comes with significant strings attached.
Psychotropics access grows
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has softened its stance on psychotropics prescribing, looking to allow it more often as part of a newly proposed rule.