Healthcare professionals may improve palliative care for residents with advanced dementia by improving communication with residents’ caregivers, a recent study found.
Diabetes self-management game reduces hemoglobin
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Alyssa Salela
Sep 06, 2017
An online game designed to teach diabetes self-management significantly decreased hemoglobin A1c, a common marker for diabetes control, according to research published in Diabetes Care in August.
Hospitals, SNFs don’t agree on wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2017
Hospitals and nursing homes agreed on the existence of a pressure wound just over one-third of the time, according to a new study, a finding that calls treatment into question.
Profile: Brian Jurutka
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
If there’s a recurrent term for how people describe new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO, Brian Jurutka, it’s curiosity.
Court drops backlog order
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Sep 06, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services will have another shot at explaining why it believes a four-year timeline for clearing the current Medicare appeals backlog is “impossible,” thanks...
Hospices earning high scores on newly released ratings
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Sep 06, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospice Compare website — but those high grades have led some to question the site’s efficacy.
Ask the Payment Expert about … preparing for the new survey
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Patricia Boyer
Sep 06, 2017
How do we prepare for the new survey process?
Hospitals failing at discharge info: report
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Hospital patients often don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge and may choose a facility based on location, a new study shows.
CMS surprises — and doesn’t — with pay model changes
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Sep 06, 2017
There were surprises mixed with an utter lack of the unexpected in August when federal officials made bold moves away from certain mandatory care and payment models.
60 Seconds with … William A. Dombi
Sep 06, 2017
Q: Serving as interim president (after the death of NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris) what are your goals moving forward?