Ask the Legal Expert about … participating in an ACO
What are your top tips for participating in an accountable care organization or other multi-provider arrangement?
Print Issue: February 01, 2017
Hydrogel showed ‘staggering’ results in diabetic cell study
A new hydrogel created by engineering researchers at the University of Toronto prompts skin cells to crawl toward one another, healing chronic wounds.
HHS issues rule that speeds up appeals
A Department of Health and Human Services final rule may allow providers to move more quickly through the backlog of 700,000-plus Medicare-related appeals.
How to do it … Handwashing compliance
Simple handwashing is indisputably the easiest, most effective way of preventing the spread of germs and infections anywhere, including healthcare settings. Yet it is far from being a widespread practice. Here are some strategies that could help change that.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … nutrition assessments
How do nutrition assessment and interventions support pressure injury prevention?
Value-based purchasing will likely continue, expert says
Value-based purchasing initiatives and a focus on post-acute partnerships are likely to persist in 2017, despite the possibility of “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act, according to Avalere Health experts in a January webinar.
Progress denied
‘Prior level of function’ rule can complicate rehabilitation efforts, as providers wrestle with cost, quality of care and what a resident’s goals are in maintaining quality of life
Agility Holdings buys VCPI, plans growth
Agility Holdings LLC has purchased VCPI from Extendicare Inc., the companies announced in January.
Occupancy rates at epic lows
The occupancy picture did not improve for skilled nursing or assisted living facilities in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Winning the drug war
Often forgotten or glossed over, there is still one sure answer to questions about how to improve medication mismanagement: have better documentation
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