Ask the treatment expert: What are the changes to the section M-skin conditions in the MDS 3.0?
By
Donna Sardina
May 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Virginia: Major budget cuts likely for nursing providers
May 01, 2010
The governor was expected to sign a budget bill that would slash nearly $124 million in Medicaid payments from nursing homes in fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
Smart Money: Senior living executives are thinking about capital, capital, capital
May 01, 2010
My recent 3,400-mile trip through nine states yielded one recurring theme: access to capital.
Ask the payment expert: What’s the biggest MDS 3.0 challenge, and how will MDS 3.0 affect Quality...
Ask the nursing expert: dealing with management changes, scheduling time for continuing education
By
Anne Marie Barnett
May 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the legal expert: What are the top legal ramifications for loan workouts and defaults for seniors...
By
John Durso
May 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
LTC leaders: News report on ‘upcoding’ distorts the facts
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2010
The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and American Health Care Association expressed outrage over a news report that alleged widespread use of so-called “upcoding” in nursing homes.
SEIU president Stern: I’m clocking out soon
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2010
Andy Stern is retiring after 14 years as the boss of the Service Employees International Union.
Industry view differs on rehab ‘overbilling’
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2010
A news report about therapy overbilling has provoked outrage on the part of nursing home operators.