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Dementia/nursing , Music Therapy , Oxidative Stress , Saliva/chemistry , Aged , Arizona , Biomarkers/chemistry , Female , Humans , Male , Organizational Objectives , Quality of LifeABSTRACT
The goal of sensor technology is to identify possible future chronic illnesses.
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Biomedical Technology/trends , Chronic Disease , Long-Term Care/trends , Monitoring, Physiologic/trends , Remote Sensing Technology/trends , Aged , Electronic Health Records/trends , HumansABSTRACT
Providers must deal with new payment models governed by multiple statutes.
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Long-Term Care/economics , Medicare/economics , Medicare/legislation & jurisprudence , Skilled Nursing Facilities/economics , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Health Care Reform , Humans , Physician Incentive Plans , Prospective Payment System , United StatesABSTRACT
While some providers are collaborating with hospitals to join networks, others have been hesitant.
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Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/trends , Residential Facilities/economics , Value-Based Purchasing , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Cooperative Behavior , Long-Term Care , United StatesABSTRACT
Providers are looking for money to invest in their businesses both for the short and long term.
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Assisted Living Facilities/economics , Capital Financing , Skilled Nursing Facilities/economics , Capital Financing/methods , United StatesABSTRACT
A new breed of hackers is freezing health care and operational data and holding them hostage.
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Computer Security , Health Care Sector , Risk Management/methods , United StatesSubject(s)
Long-Term Care/economics , Long-Term Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Reimbursement Mechanisms , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Health Priorities , Humans , Medicaid/economics , Medicaid/legislation & jurisprudence , Medicare/economics , Medicare/legislation & jurisprudence , Pennsylvania , Politics , United StatesSubject(s)
Economic Competition , Politics , Residential Facilities , Humans , Long-Term Care , Medicaid , Medicare , United StatesSubject(s)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./standards , Patient-Centered Care/standards , Quality Assurance, Health Care/standards , Rehabilitation/standards , Skilled Nursing Facilities/standards , Aged , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./economics , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./trends , Documentation/standards , Documentation/trends , Evidence-Based Medicine , Frail Elderly , Geriatric Assessment/methods , Humans , Patient-Centered Care/trends , Quality Assurance, Health Care/economics , Quality Assurance, Health Care/trends , Rehabilitation/economics , Rehabilitation/trends , Reimbursement Mechanisms/economics , Reimbursement Mechanisms/trends , Skilled Nursing Facilities/economics , Time Factors , United StatesSubject(s)
Administrative Personnel , Health Care Reform , Physicians , Politics , Comprehension , New YorkSubject(s)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./standards , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/standards , Health Care Reform/standards , Managed Competition/standards , Quality of Health Care/standards , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./economics , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S./trends , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/economics , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/trends , Health Care Reform/economics , Health Care Reform/trends , Humans , Managed Competition/economics , Managed Competition/trends , Quality of Health Care/economics , Quality of Health Care/trends , United StatesABSTRACT
Provider magazine is starting a new feature this month, the On The Road series, which will give readers a snapshot of the impact long term care providers and related manufacturers and vendors are having on the U.S. economy. In many regions of the country, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities have emerged as a stabilizing economic force for local economies. Even as long term care jobs become more of a mainstay, there are debates under way in state capitals and in Congress to sharply cut funding for senior programs, namely by reducing Medicaid expenditures at a time when the number of people joining the rolls grows exponentially.