Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
In August of 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule requiring that all HIPAA covered entities and their business associates develop notification requirements for a breach of unsecured protected…
On a fairly routine basis, I run across SNF Administrators and Directors of Nursing that continue to have issues with hospice patients in their facilities but not from the standpoint of the patient typically; from…
Within the past ten or so days, I took some time to review the financial and operating benchmarks for CCRCs. The past eighteen months have likely been the toughest operational and financial period ever for…
Moody’s Investor Service released their annual sector outlook today for not-for-profit health care organizations, stating that they (Moody’s) continue to maintain a “negative” outlook on the industry. Important to note in this report is that…
As 2010 comes in and looking back on 2009, the Assisted Living market has been on a bit of a roller-coaster. Without question, the downturn in the economy caused some provider pain most notably among…
I lost track this past year of how many people I talked to that told me that, “organizationally, we are kind of stalled in developing new business because of the economy and health care reform”….
Earlier today, CMS released its annual report on national health spending for the year 2008. In summary, health spending grew at a rate of 4.4% (over 2007), equating to a per capita cost of $7,681…
For the vast majority of providers, productivity and retention are ongoing labor hassles. Salaries and benefits are typically, the single largest expense item for health care providers and when analyzed by all of the components,…
In an effort to salvage some hope for the flagging Senate health reform bill and to provide sustenance for the neutered Harry Reid, President Obama convened all Democratic senators at the White House earlier this…
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