Former top Medicare official scalds long-term care leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 26, 2012
Tom Scully wondered privately before his keynote address at a seniors housing and care conference last week why he was being asked to speak. Afterwards, long-term care executives in the audience were probably...
Presidential election, Medicaid expansion crucial to future of nursing home funding
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 26, 2012
If President Obama is re-elected in November, governors who have resisted implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion will likely change their tune, a former government official speculated...
National Investment Center brings top lenders, providers and other dealmakers together in Chicago
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 14, 2012
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry is holding its 22nd annual national conference Wednesday through Friday in Chicago. “Providing Value in an Evolving Landscape”...
More than 90 healthcare groups extend support to CMS nominee Berwick
Jul 02, 2010
More than 90 different healthcare organizations have come forward to support Don Berwick, nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He has faced a barrage of Republican...
Lawmakers playing nice? Ha! April Fools’!
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2010
It’s April Fish Day again, and I think we could all use a little bit of levity.
Clinical Resources CEO receives entrepreneurial award
Feb 02, 2010
Jennifer Scully, president and CEO of Clinical Resources, was recently selected as a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women 2009 program. The prize acknowledges the work of business...
Nurses taking action: origins of the Nurse Executive Council
Oct 01, 2009
Almost a decade ago, a small group of long-term care nurse executives met for a day to provide support to one another, and to share “best practices” with a goal of improving quality care in...
A lobbying ‘animal’
By
John Andrews
Sep 01, 2008
Dave Hebert, Legislative director, American Health Care Association
Analysis — Providers rage as Bush budget asks for more while promising less
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2007
The howls were loud, clear and in unison after President Bush released his proposed 2008 Budget last month. It seemed there wasn’t a single voice missing from the healthcare provider chorus.
CMS leader: Agency may bypass Congress if lawmakers don’t act on IT measures
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 09, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may just use its regulatory powers to encourage greater use of health information technology if Congress doesn’t adopt appropriate legislation, says CMS...