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Environmental Services’ role in infection control
The annual ritual of “spring cleaning” is intended to freshen and restore a healthy environment that might have…
Projects Read MoreCMS announces final rule delaying ICD-10 to October 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) on Friday published a final rule pushing back the compliance…
News Read MoreReport: Seniors often prescribed inappropriate medications
In an article published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers reviewed 19 studies that measured the appropriateness of…
News Read MoreCMS issues final Stage 2 rule for meaningful use under HITECH
On Aug. 23, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for Stage…
News Read MoreThe carrot or the stick? Paying for nursing home quality
Last week, Ohio added itself to the growing list of states that are experimenting with pay-for-quality programs for…
Projects Read MoreCould your LTC community use an extreme makeover?
With an abundance of aging senior housing stock on the market, including skilled nursing facilities dating back to…
Projects Read MoreCalif. court rules residents may sue SNFs for inadequate staffing
A California appeals court recently ruled that the representatives of current and former residents at 16 nursing homes…
News Read MoreHealth Care REIT to buy Sunrise Senior Living
Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT today announced its agreement to purchase Sunrise Senior Living, MCLean, Va., for $1.9…
News Read MoreMore seniors are developing multiple chronic conditions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a data brief on the results from a National…
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