June 2009 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News
June 2009
News
CMS seeks to trim $1 billion from Medicare
Nursing home operators would see their Medicare reimbursements slashed by 3.3%—or $1.05 billion—next year under a new proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
McKnight's honored as best in the nation
McKnight's Long-Term Care News was named the nation's best healthcare publication last month by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
Why are Medicare cuts bad? Industry has a billion reasons
Billions of dollars worth of unintended costs and consequences could be the fallout if the government follows through with a proposal to cut Medicare payments ...
State News
Governor's budget plan alarms Ohio providers
A new two-year budget proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has alarmed advocates for skilled nursing facilities.
Features
Realistic recovery: skilled nursing providers must keep patients hopeful yet realistic about their goals
Rehab providers struggle with their clients' desire to go home and also the reality that progress takes time and does not always result in a ...
The swine flu factor: this latest pandemic highlights the importance of infection control in nursing homes
H1N1, better known as swine flu, has brought renewed attention to the need for sound infection control practices and proper screening of new admissions
60 Seconds with...
Ask the care expert
Ask the care expert: an RN asks about prompted voiding to train incontinent residents
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA President, NADONA
Ask the treatment expert
Ask the treatment expert: suggestions on compliance with new Quality of Life and Environment section tag revisions
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the nursing expert
Ask the nursing expert: when to say "yes" and when to say "no" to your staff
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the payment expert
Ask the payment expert: new state guidelines on pain management
Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
Ask the legal expert
Ask the legal expert: how to defeat an attempt to unionize employees
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Having my say
Hope for ailing firms: savvy and experience can usher long-term care providers through these difficult times
The healthcare industry spends $350 billion each year just to submit and process claims, and future prospects are particularly troubling for long-term care companies
Design
21st century makeover: New York's United Hebrew Geriatric Center celebrates the opening of the new Skalet Pavilion
On its 90th anniversary, a New York facility remodels an outdated building and builds a wing, carefully melding the old with the new
The big picture
The BIG Picture: understanding why significant healthcare reform is unlikely to happen
Despite a general dissatisfaction with Medicare and Medicaid rates, providers have mostly benefited from the way things are, at least as far as payments are ...
Editor’s desk
Editor's Desk: Proud to say it: McKnight's wins top honors from ASHPE
The website you are viewing has just been awarded Best Online News Section for the second year in a row by the annual ASHPE Awards.
Profile
Profile: Sen. Mel R. Martinez (R-FL), Ranking member, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Martinez's Cuban roots have shaped his views on life, and his childhood experiences have given him a "more caring heart" for the elderly
