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How to cut LTC transportation costs
All LTC administrators are interested in reducing costs where possible. Transportation is one area that might be better…
Projects Read MoreCMS reverses proposed consultant pharmacist regulation for SNFs
A proposed rule that would have required nursing homes to hire independent pharmacists to review residents’ medications was…
News Read More‘Bad debt’ cuts to hit SNFs hard in 10 states
Skilled nursing providers in 10 states are being told to brace for hundreds of millions of dollars in…
News Read MoreUnderstanding your employees’ protected online activity
Picture this scenario: A skilled nursing facility’s survey results in several findings of substandard quality of care. The…
Projects Read MoreNormalizing hospice in long-term care
“In the Orient, dying is a requirement. In Europe, dying is inevitable. In America, dying appears to be…
Projects Read MoreCMS memo clarifies PPS billing, assessment policies
* Editor's note: As of April 6, 2012, the link below to the memo has been made inaccessible.
News Read MoreLTC covered in Joint Commission’s online infection control resource center
The Joint Commission on Monday launched a health care-associated infections (HAIs) online portal that provides both free and…
News Read MoreStudy: Bilingualism wards off symptoms of dementia
Speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health and possibly offer protection from the symptoms…
News Read MoreU.S. recaptured Medicare Advantage overpayments of $1.25 billion in 2011
The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports that recovery audit contractors and other quality initiatives resulted in the recapture of…
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