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Over the past 17 years we’ve posed this same question to hundreds of executives. Invariably, their greatest challenges remain the same. This is what executives say weighs most heavily on their minds: how do I manage employees’ performance, what can we do to retain our talent pool, how do we keep our current customers happy and how can we increase our revenues?
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Extended Care News on the Web is a comprehensive resource for clinical information on geriatric medicine and long-term care as well as Part D. We hope the articles below provide timely information for your practice.
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Navigating The Medicare Modernization Act
Sailing a safe course through the implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and Part D will require expert navigation in uncharted waters. Is your facility ready?
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Modernizing Medicare: the Impact on Assisted Living
The complex changes prescribed by Medicare Part D have residents in assisted living facilities taking a wait-and-see approach. How will they affect your facility?
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Navigating the Medicare Modernization Act
What are Medication Therapy Management Programs (MTMPs), which issues impede their implementation, and how can they boost care quality?
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And the Verdict is...
The first in a series of articles in ECPN on Part D and the MMA, preparing long-term care facilities for the changes and identifying potential pitfalls, ran in our November/December 2005 issue. Shifting gears, this month? Also included in this issue are articles on reducing the use of restraints in long-term care, monitoring residents?
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The ABCs of Part D
In this month? The article is the first of a series in ECPN that will examine the far-reaching effects of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and Part D on long-term care facilities, the patients they serve, and the facilities with which they work. On behalf of the staff of ECPN, I hope you enjoy this issue.
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May 2007
“Electronic prescribing improves efficiencies while helping to eliminate potentially harmful drug interactions and other medication problems,” says Leavitt. For a copy of the report, visit http://healthit.ahrq.gov/erxpilots.CMS Announces Contingency Plan for Covered Entities The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces it is ...
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May 2006
? Beneficiaries are not the only ones seeing savings. Source: Department of Health & Human Services MDI Technologies Acquires Monette Information Systems MDI Technologies, Inc., announces the acquisition of Monette Information Systems, developer of ULTRACare® software for the long-term care market.
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A Different Approach
For example: If the housekeeping department is using too many supplies, involve the employees of department itself to correct the situation, as opposed to the common ? Such a concerted effort to foster teamwork and empower staff can maximize a long-term care facility? Also included in this issue is the latest progress report on Medicare Part D from the Department of ...
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Using Medications Appropriately
Facilities can foster a holistic, resident-centered approach to medication management by heeding updated federal guidelines
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Changes to the Medicare Claims Appeal Process
During the QIC review, CMS? The third level of appeal, if required, would be to request an ALJ hearing. The absence of any of this information may cause dismissal of the appeal request.
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May 8-9, 2008
The Symposium on Regulatory Issues for Management in Long-Term Care is the only conference to provide details regarding new federal regulations that will directly impact the delivery of services in long-term care. Special emphasis includes reimbursement strategies to maximize profits, as well as insights into new initiatives by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). |
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Educational Articles & Supplements
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 Targeting the Science Within WoundsOnline Version
PDF VersionCME, CPME & CE-Accredited Activity Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Podiatrists
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Wound Care Seminars
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Chronic wound management is a billion dollar industry in this country. Healthcare professionals, regardless of level of expertise or practice setting, must be able to provide quality, cost effective care based on national standards of practice. | Learn More
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