CMS forecasts near-term Medicare funding stability, long-term insolvency
The Affordable Care Act is projected to save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, according to The…
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SNF awarded for reducing falls 53% in 2011
A falls management program at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (CNR), Brooklyn, N.Y., resulted in a 53…
News April 23Competitive bidding saves Medicare $202 million
A report issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius credits the Medicare competitive bidding program for…
News April 20Surveyed residents in AL/IL housing report higher income, self-reliance and overall satisfaction
A study to gauge the current and future economic situation of individuals living in private pay independent living…
News April 20HHS: Action plan has reduced healthcare-associated infections
The Department of Health and Human Services posted online today for public comment an updated National Action Plan…
News April 19Federal court blocks labor board’s union posting rule
A federal court on Tuesday blocked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from issuing a rule that would…
News April 18Study suggests telemonitoring does not reduce hospital readmissions
Telemonitoring, which has been discussed with increased frequency as an option to reduce patient rehospitalizations, doesn’t work as…
News April 18HHS combines aging, disability agencies into new entity for seniors, disabled
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced this week that it has folded the Administration…
News April 18End-of-life quality measures long overdue for nursing homes, researchers argue
To improve end-of-life care in nursing homes, appropriate quality measures should be created to “incentivize” providers and identify…
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