In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment for new admissions (DDPNAs) as a remedy in federal ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long ...

In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment ...

Coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk for head and neck cancer (HNC), according to research published online Dec. 23 in Cancer.

Let’s say you’re having a bad day. A jealous coworker ran over your foot with the med cart, and/or someone selfish didn’t ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as the first prescription medication for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The impetus behind the closures of county nursing homes include mounting financial pressures that oftentimes only selling can ...

(HealthDay News) — Body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence declined in the United States in 2023, according to a research letter published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Health Forum. Benjamin Rader, PhD ...

Higher daily step counts are associated with fewer depressive symptoms in adults, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network Open.

The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced significant updates to the long-term care surveyor ...

More than 20% of SNF did not comply with Medicare guidelines that require the disclosure of related-party transactions.