Golden Living to pay $600k but derides wound care charge
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
Golden Living announced in January it reached a settlement totaling more than $613,000 with the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice...
Avatars in LTC to open doors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
The role of avatars in senior care settings will be addressed during the 2013 McKnight’s Online Expo technology session.
Inmates cause ‘jeopardy’ tag
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
An Oklahoma provider is appealing after it was slapped with Immediate Jeopardy citations and $168,000 in fines for housing inmates injured in a prison riot.
CMS wants burdens eased
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
Providers will have their say about the future of Medicare Administrative Contractors.
Medicare has two more years to reclaim any overpayments
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
Providers will have to hold their breath a little longer after receiving Medicare payments, thanks to a little-publicized provision of recently signed fiscal cliff legislation.
Ask the payment expert … about inaccurate MDS therapy information
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2013
What happens if my therapy company makes an error on the MDS and as a result, a change of therapy was missed? Are we still responsible?
Low wages means higher BP, study says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
Low-wage workers have a greater risk for hypertension than workers with higher wages, University of California-Davis investigators have discovered.
Ask the nursing expert … about restorative dining
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Feb 01, 2013
I am a director of nursing in a 130-bed facility with three nursing units and we would like to start a restorative dining program. Could you make some suggestions?
Therapy helps mend aphasia
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Aggressive therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a study recently published in Brain and Language.
Rising flu toll sparks tussle on shot rules
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
The contentious issue of whether healthcare workers should be required to be vaccinated against the flu gained new ferocity in January. Deaths caused by influenza hit 7.3% the first week of the month,...