Indiana Medicaid Releases Proposed Rule for Overhaul of Medicaid Integrity Requirements
By: Christa Roberts, PT, MPT, RAC-CT and Eleisha Wilkes RN, RAC-CT The details of proposed rule LSA #18-251 were published on October 4, 2018 by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, and introduces plans to revamp the Medicaid program integrity requirements. LSA #18-251 is extensive and impacts the bulk of business facets for Indiana […]
Hospitals hit with fines over patient readmissions
Indiana hospitals are racking up millions of dollars in penalties for having too many patients return for care within a month of discharge. Sixty-six Hoosier hospitals—including 17 in central Indiana—will see their Medicare payments docked next year by a total of about $12 million as a result of having patients readmitted within 30 days. That’s […]
Maintaining Balance in Older Adults
Difficulty maintaining balance are extremely pressing problems that could impact one’s safety and well-being at any age, potentially signaling the presence of a health problem. The people who are able to maintain good balance around the clock, in any given set of circumstances- whether they are standing still or moving-can control the position of their body […]
Managing Aphasia
Therapy to Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia Did you know that strokes are the fifth most common cause of disability in the U.S? Strokes can be caused by a plethora of factors, including vascular malformations, trauma, and elevated blood pressure. A stroke can impact one’s overall health and quality of life in a number of […]
How Senior Care Communities Can Help Adult Children Handle the Needs of Aging Parents
Caring for aging parents requires special care and finding the best methods to overcome the stress, sadness, and anxiety that the child-parent role reversal inevitably brings along is usually a priority for caring children. Caring for an aging parent is no easy task. As a matter of fact, this job is of the most challenging family milestones, considering […]
Long-Term Care Facilities Promote Speech Therapy for BHSM
Apart from being one of the most-loved months of spring, May is also known as Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM). Every May, BHSM offers both health care providers and the general community the chance to raise awareness about a wide range of communication disorders and support the efforts of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) […]