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NewsHealthcare hiring managers can learn from nursing facilities
Healthcare hiring managers should take a lesson from the skilled nursing facility industry, which just got slammed by a new OIG report on criminal convictions among employees. OIG researchers found Read more...
Nursing home industry is scaring residents, group says
In recent weeks, Humana sparked conflict with regulators when it sent out a letter outlining its position on health reform--and according to some, scaring seniors needlessly. Now, a Medicare advocacy Read more...
CMS expands list of no-pay conditions
CMS has added three more hospital-acquired conditions to its list of those for which it won't reimburse as of October 1st. Beginning October 1, Medicare will require hospitals to include a Read more...
| Press ReleasesGrant Will Help Bridge Digital Divide for People with Disabilities--The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inglis Foundation and WGBH Partner to Make Personal Health Records Accessible-- PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Personal health Read more >> North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Celebrates 20 Years of Service with Gloria Nelson Center for Women and ChildrenNew 9,800-square-foot rural health clinic will provide health care services for women and children in Kern and Tulare counties, serving more than 30,000 annuallyUnitedHealthcare provided nearly $5.2 Read more >> Closure of Marion Extended Care Facility Shows Growing Pressure on Jobs Resulting From New $275.1 Million Reduction in Ohi11.1% Federal Medicare Reduction Coupled With State Medicaid Cuts Causing Volatility in SNF Sector MARION, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The closure of a Marion, OH extended care facility announced last Read more >> New Avalere Health Analysis: OH Seniors’ Medicare-Funded SNF Care Reduced by $275.1 Million Due to New Federal Regulation;Ohio Seniors Suffer 6th Largest State Loss of Medicare-Funded Skilled Nursing Facility Care as President Obama Proposes Still More Federal SNF Cuts on Top of Recent Columbus Medicaid Reductions Read more >> Care Initiatives Deploys Voice Technology for Outcomes-Based Care Across Skilled Nursing Facility EnterprisePITTSBURGH, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vocollect Healthcare Systems (www.accunurse.com and www.blog.accunurse.com), a business unit of Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN), announces that Care Initiatives, Read more >> |
