Long-term care facilities are increasing their room charges. But this year’s increase is still less than cost increases for other types of goods and services, results of a new survey reveal.
State agencies called too lax
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to toughen up oversight of complaints about nursing homes, investigators say.
C. diff surgery a lifesaver?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis could allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon.
Rapid MRSA/MSSA test
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood culture test that can determine if Staphylococcus aureus bacteria infections are methicillin resistant (MRSA) or methicillin susceptible (MSSA).
McKnight’s earns Gold, again
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2011
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has repeated as the Gold Award winner for Best News Section in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors awards competition.
AHCA supports ACOs, opposes block grants
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
Nursing homes are “perfect partners” for accountable care organizations and don’t want to be left behind in the changing healthcare landscape, AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson...
60 Seconds With…Dan Mendelson
Jun 01, 2011
Dan Mendelson, CEO, Avalere Health
Alzheimer’s diagnostic criteria released
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
New diagnostic criteria and biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease should help physicians catch the disease earlier and develop therapies faster, according to guidelines released by the Alzheimer’s...
MDS coding habits irk Medicare’s boss
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
In the eight months since a new Medicare payment system kicked in, many operators have routinely placed residents in the highest possible reimbursement categories.
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