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Soaring to new heights: Citation of Merit winner Air Force Village: The Mission, San Antonio, Texas
When Air Force Village—a not-for-profit organization established to provide communities for retired military officers and their spouses—set out…
Projects March 19HHS announces final rule on Medicaid expansion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued a final rule, effective in 2014, that…
News March 19The resident plant lady and her green wares
One morning during the late winter of 2010, I noticed in the rear dining room many dirt-filled plastic…
Projects March 19MedPAC’s latest report urges SNF payment cuts
In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Thursday recommended reducing Medicare reimbursements…
News March 17Harness the power of your residents to promote legislative reform
I’m going to tell you a story about a time many years ago when I worked on Capitol…
Projects March 16CMS initiative seeks to reduce avoidable nursing home hospitalizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committing up to $128 million to reduce avoidable hospitalizations…
News March 15Collaboration between nursing home RNs, LPNs could reduce medication errors
Nursing home registered nurses (RNs) and license practical nurses (LPNs) often differ in how they identify medication discrepancies…
News March 15The marriage of the RAI, compliance and education
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services presented modifications in January to the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), which…
Projects March 15Providers warned to prepare for April changes to RAI manual
If the only certainty in this life is change, as the saying goes, then LTC providers are among…
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