A meditation technique reduces loneliness and chronic inflammation disorders in seniors, new research shows.
Avalere: SNFs facing $65 billion in losses
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
A 1.8% increase in Medicare payments to skilled nursing providers that starts next month will essentially be negated by losses expected from sequestration and the enactment of fresh “bad debt”...
Database bares deficiencies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
On the heels of the overhauling of the Nursing Home Compare website, a new database goes a step further, allowing consumers to search federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword,...
Failures halt Phase III trials of infused Alzheimer’s drug
By
Deborah Weinstein
Sep 01, 2012
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Elan said all Phase III tests of Alzheimer’s drug bapineuzumab are being halted after the drug failed to hit its goals for cognition and global function.
60 Seconds With…Deborah Green
Sep 01, 2012
Deborah Green, MBA, RHIA, VP of Health Info Mgmt Solutions, AHIMA
Medicare cuts on pace to top $782 million, Alliance claims
Sep 01, 2012
Operators are bracing for a 2% Medicare pay cut that is slated to kick in Jan. 1. That translates to $782 million in reimbursement reductions per year over the next decade, according to an industry assessment...
Vendor’s app converts MDS assessments
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
Software vendor Caradigm has developed an application that converts Minimum Data Set information to Continuity of Care Documents. The conversion means MDS information can be used by providers outside the...
Pilot would close ‘observation loophole’
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
Faced with growing complaints about the “observation stay loophole,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a pilot program that ultimately could let more beneficiaries qualify...
Ask the care expert: Can you suggest a bowel and bladder training program?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2012
One of facilities’ first mistakes is when they attempt to train one floor or wing at one time. You can’t expect to take 20 to 30 beds and do successful training at one time.
Mild exercise may aid mood for heart-condition patients
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
New research reveals that moderate exercise can help relieve symptoms in those who have congestive heart failure and subsequent depression.