People with chronic wounds who are prescribed opioids to treat their pain may experience slower healing than those who don’t receive the drugs, according to new research.
The Government Accountability Office recently issued a pair of reports within days of one another critical of how the Medicaid program gathers data and screens its provider participants.
Ask the Payment Expert about … preparing for the new requirements and surveys
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Patricia Boyer
Mar 05, 2017
What do we need to do to prepare for the new regulations and survey process?
Immigration order ‘chilling,’ groups say
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Mar 05, 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order in January aimed at curtailing immigration raised red flags for at least two medical associations specializing in eldercare.
ACA repeal, Medicaid block grants face hot discussion
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2017
Congressional Republicans met in mid-February to try to discern new details of replacement provisions for the Affordable Care Act, but various questions including about the future of Medicaid, remained...
60 Seconds with … Stephen J. Maag
Mar 05, 2017
Q: What’s changed with regard to movie licensing in long-term care?
Judge finalizes HHS Jimmo fix
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Mar 05, 2017
A U.S. District Court judge accepted the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to better explain grounds of the historic Jimmo settlement — with a few added tweaks of her own.
Final rule deadlines branded ‘unrealistic’
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Mar 05, 2017
Long-term care providers are “gravely concerned” over the recent publication of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule for nursing homes, LeadingAge said in late January.
CHF protocol shows promise
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2017
A new treatment regimen for congestive heart failure patients in skilled nursing facilities reduced hospital admissions from 31% to 7% over seven months.
Brain meds use soars in seniors
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2017
More seniors are taking three or more medicines that affect the brain, according to new research.