A well-known former nursing executive must repay the federal government $13.8 million for fraudulent business practices. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi handed down the ruling for the misuse...
I couldn’t live without… Touchtown Resident Apps
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 02, 2013
For senior residents at Christian Living Communities’ Clermont Park continuing care retirement community, a new app on a tablet will provide more freedom.
Life Care Centers accused of fraud, but judge slams feds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A U.S. District Judge has called federal prosecutors’ years-long delay in announcing a Medicare fraud case involving one of the nation’s largest nursing home companies “absurd.”
OIG report seeks increased safeguards in the EHR arena
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2013
The move to electronic health records recently had a red flag thrown in front of it by a report from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Things I think: My (new) job interview
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 02, 2013
A long-term care administrator I know had a little surprise for a prospective employee during a recent job interview. When the candidate began rhapsodizing about all the valuable time she’d accrued...
Omnicell pushes medication management to new places
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A medication management and software company has launched a new platform that allows for a single shared medication database, signaling its increasing interest in the long-term care market.
How to do it … Financing
Jan 02, 2013
Lenders today may be more open to lending capital than during the months following the nation’s 2008 economic collapse, but they’re also more scrutinizing. The times may be better than they...
Groups blast new IRS device tax rules
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2013
Internal Revenue Service guidance released in December spells out how a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices would be carried out.
A hard-earned lesson
By
Ken Tack
Jan 02, 2013
It is often said that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but that is not totally true. You can teach an old dog new tricks; it’s just difficult. In the case of this old dog, it took a near-death...
Ask the treatment expert: What are some of the documentation things nurses often miss?
By
Susan Wickard
Jan 01, 2013
A useful resource, “Wound Care Made Incredibly Visual,” offers an acronym that may be helpful in highlighting information that should be included when documenting about wounds: WOUNDD PICTURE