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December 2013 In April 2013, 40 organizational leaders from the federal and state governments, investment and trade groups, policymakers, health care providers, consumer advocates, educators, and researchers convened in Washington, D.C., to discuss the utility and role of public reporting in assisted living.
More than 80 percent of the attendees believed that additional efforts should be directed toward obtaining, compiling, and disseminating information related to specific services and supports offered by these providers.
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December 2013 In April 2013, 40 organizational leaders from the federal and state governments, investment and trade groups, policymakers, health care providers, consumer advocates, educators, and researchers convened in Washington, D.C., to discuss the utility and role of public reporting in assisted living.
More than 80 percent of the attendees believed that additional efforts should be directed toward obtaining, compiling, and disseminating information related to specific services and supports offered by these providers.
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December 2013 Long term and post-acute care advocates are taking aim at what they say is the dangerously slow pace of Medicare’s therapy reviews. December 2013 Long term care providers are not up to date about the dangers of using antipsychotic drugs to treat dementia, according to a new study. December 2013 In April 2013, 40 organizational leaders from the federal and state governments, investment and trade groups, policymakers, health care providers, consumer advocates, educators, and researchers convened in Washington, D.C., to discuss the utility and role of public reporting in assisted living.
More than 80 percent of the attendees believed that additional efforts should be directed toward obtaining, compiling, and disseminating information related to specific services and supports offered by these providers. December 2013 Getting everyone on the same page through communication and education is the first step. Then the team can work together—along with the patient and family—to devise an individualized care plan that has the greatest chance of success. October 2013 Care centers will have to perform CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) on stricken elders unless the resident has already signed an advance directive, officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced recently. October 2013 Getting a head start on QAPI provides an opportunity for nursing homes to engage workers and enhance resident outcomes and quality of life. October 2013 Researchers have canvassed a number of possibilities to explain the persistence of end-of-life hospitalizations, but lean heavily on a regulatory and funding environment where there may be perverse incentives to outsource end-of-life care to hospitals. October 2013 British researchers say they’ve come up with a medicine that protects the brains of laboratory mice from decay. October 2013 Facilities are now more accountable for the data they transmit on the MDS because of the data references used by state surveyors, policy processes, and payment programs. This is a very expensive and common issue that facilities need to strive to understand, properly manage, and document, especially with regard to the impact of their interventions and programs. October 2013 Hospitals and health systems proactively prescreen providers for quality outcomes. What’s more, if you haven’t heard from the hospital and health systems in your area, you should be concerned.
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