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Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
Leading Congressional Democrats immediately recoiled Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare...
The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care...
Stage 2 meaningful use to show ’deference’ to panel proposals
The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will "look a lot like" the measures that the...
In CO, a tale of two hospitals
Aspen Valley Hospital will give its employees an average pay increase of 2.4% this month, while the Vail Valley...
Medicare fraud nets 20-year prison sentence for Miami physician
A Miami-Dade doctor convicted of pocketing more than $1 million for writing phony prescriptions for unnecessary HIV...
’Mystery shoppers’ to monitor access to docs
Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of "mystery...
MedPAC urges closer look at costs for MRIs, CT scans
A 17-member independent advisory group has urged Congress to get tough on doctors who order too many diagnostic...
McKinsey stands by contested health insurance survey
Under fire from Democrats in Congress, consulting firm McKinsey & Co. today released its methodology for a...
CMS’ Final HAC Rule Baffles Hospitals
Hospitals are struggling to understand The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule on Medicaid payment...

Webcast: CMS and Joint Commission Standards Update
Join experienced accreditation professionals Jodi L. Eisenberg and Jean S. Clark for a 90-minute webcast providing an...
Webcast: Enhance Marketability with an Improved Five-Star Rating
Since its implementation, the five star rating system for nursing homes has been challenging facilities to improve...
Webcast: Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations: Practical Strategies for Nursing Facilities
The improvement of quality of care is essential to the reduction in rehospitalizations among nursing home residents. In...
Book: 2013 The Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines: Version 5.0
No agency should be without a complete, up-to-date set of homecare rules, as published in The Home Health Conditions of...
Book: The Medicare Billing Manual for Long-Term Care
The Medicare Billing Manual for Long-Term Care provides easy-to-understand guidance to help long-term care facilities...
Book: Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis
Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis: A Primer for Nursing Home Administrators is a comprehensive guide designed...
Audio Conference: Observation Services 2013: Establishing Key Performance Indicators
Deborah Hale helps you evaluate the appropriateness of level of care decision making for observation use and establish...
Book: Survey Readiness
Promote survey readiness throughout your facility all year long with the HCPro Survey Readiness Collection.
Book: The Long-Term Care Legal Desk Reference, Second Edition
This best-selling book, now in it’s second edition provides explanations and instructions for virtually every legal...
Book: Quality Indicator Survey Manual
Reprint of the government’s official Quality Indicator Survey Manual helps you prepare for a QIS without having to...