A Texas Health Care Association commissioned report says the blame for what it calls historic employee turnover rates and more at-risk seniors lays squarely on declining reimbursement.
Laughter may be best medicine: study
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Nov 05, 2016
A combination of exercise and laughter may boost the mental and physical health of seniors, recent research shows.
Older adults unlikely to fully recover following hip fracture
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Nov 05, 2016
Less than half of seniors who suffer hip fractures will recover previous levels of function, according to a new study.
Mixed fungi film slows foot ulcer healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
Researchers have discovered that fungi found in chronic wounds can form mixed bacterial-fungal biofilms associated with poor outcomes and longer healing times.
Profile: Niles Godes
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
Of all the adjectives that may come up when talking to Niles Godes — terms such as “wonky” and “poodle owner” — what doesn’t immediately spring to mind is “skilled...
Bundled pay cuts LOS, use
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James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2016
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative is already showing promising results, researchers said.
Quicker start is possible for unified payments: MedPAC
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James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2016
Thanks to the creation of models that would use data already collected by federal officials, post-acute providers could be using a unified Medicare payment system sooner than expected, officials say.
Ask the Payment Expert about … new CMS initiatives
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Patricia Boyer
Nov 05, 2016
There are so many new programs coming out from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently that it’s hard to understand. Is the criteria the same for them all?
LCCA settling statistical sampling case
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
One of the biggest skilled nursing whistleblower lawsuits in recent years is being settled out of court, according to documents filed in September.
Provider groups say new ban on arbitration ‘unnecessary’
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Nov 05, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services first major overhaul of long-term care regulations since 1991 garnered nearly 10,000 comments after its initial proposal.