Why federal funding for nursing-care information technology would be a good investment
By
Ken Terry
Mar 02, 2011
Long-term care is the stepchild of the healthcare industry. So it’s not surprising that none of the $27 billion extended by the federal government for health information technology is available to...
Briefing to discuss new long-term care data, opportunities in health reform law
Feb 04, 2011
The future of long-term care under specific provisions in the healthcare reform law will be the focus of a policy briefing at 10 a.m. (Eastern) Monday at the Kaiser Family Foundation’s headquarters...
Federal regulators to answer questions at long-term care Open Door Forum
Jan 21, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Skilled Nursing Facility/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum conference call at 2 p.m. (Easter Standard Time) Tuesday for all interested stakeholders....
Republicans in the House
By
Liza Berger
Jan 06, 2011
A new party has taken control of the House of Representatives. What does that mean for healthcare and specifically long-term care? We soon shall see.
Open up and say ‘Aha’
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2010
OK, raise your hand if you were surprised to learn that physicians averted a major Medicare pay cut that was supposed to take place this week. Didn’t think so. I wasn’t either.
Commission takes the knife to healthcare spending
By
Liza Berger
Nov 12, 2010
Preliminary recommendations from a new commission gave long-term care providers a bit of a fright this week. And understandably so.
AAHSA expresses concern about commission’s proposed long-term care cuts
Nov 11, 2010
A deficit commission’s recommendations regarding cuts to Medicaid long-term care prompted some push-back Wednesday from Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services...
The growing cost of compliance in long-term care
By
Michael K. Loucks
Nov 09, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand compliance-related regulations for skilled nursing facilities.
Person-centered program encourages nursing home-to-community transition
Nov 03, 2010
As much as they’d like to think it’s possible, elderly residents in long-term care facilities have come to accept that a nursing home might be the last place they will call home. But a new...
Nursing homes’ new mission: Fitting into accountable care organizations
By
Anthony Cirillo
Nov 03, 2010
To survive in the not-so-distant future, nursing homes will have to find a role within accountable care organizations.