Ask the Legal Expert about… theft from resident accounts
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John Durso
Jan 04, 2016
How can we best ensure that nobody in our office steals from resident accounts? We don’t know if it’s mostly smaller places, but it seems like numerous execs or office workers have been “embezzling”...
Dementia test accuracy hailed
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
A new computerized test is more than 82% accurate in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have found.
MedPAC wants payment freeze
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Jan 04, 2016
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission provoked the ire of skilled nursing providers after recommending once again that Congress freeze operator market-basket updates, this time for fiscal years 2017...
GAO calls for better SNF data, oversight
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James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
The agency that oversees data collection and regulation of U.S. nursing homes needs to do much better, General Accountability Office investigators say.
ACHCA names newest leader
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Jan 04, 2016
Cecilia Sepp is the new president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators. She was slated to start Jan. 4.
An ACO success story
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2016
If there’s one question sure to put a provider on edge these days, it’s this: How do I transition my facility into the world of accountable care organizations?
RN retirement wave is on its way: analysis
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Jan 04, 2016
Close to two-thirds of registered nurses over age 54 are currently considering retirement, a November report by AMN Healthcare found.
Nurses like paychecks, but would gladly change jobs
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Jan 04, 2016
Despite reporting relative satisfaction with their salaries, many nurses would still pursue a different line of work if they could, a new survey shows.
Ask the nursing expert about… wound programs
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jan 04, 2016
I am a new RN 3-11 shift supervisor, and new to skilled nursing. Can you please highlight what I should do to initiate a wound program?
SCOTUS to review False Claims definition
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James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
Providers could be getting help soon over anxieties about potential False Claims Act charges.