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 Guest Blogger: Robert Heppenheimer
 Managed Care in New York State
A dive to the bottom for the Nursing Home Industry?
With pressures mounting on the New York State Medicaid budgets, the Governor and Department of Health are looking towards Managed Medicaid to controlling escalating costs. From a budget perspective, limiting the State's exposure to uncontrolled utilization and fee for service reimbursement is a reasonable choice.
However, when viewed from a nursing home provider's perspective, placing a layer of management between the State (who sets the rates, processes the checks and surveys the Facility's to ensure compliance) with little or no ground rules, will simply reduce reimbursement in general, admissions as well as create incentives that promote the lowest cost (and possibly the lower care) in order to meet the goals of a managed long term care plan. We examine the issues that could create a price war between Facilities, not to the betterment of our residents, their families or our Staff.
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Spotlight On: Advanced Data Source
Advanced Data Source Inc. (ADS) is a privately held capital management company founded in 1998 by Mr. I Krausz. As a professional benefits solutions provider servicing mid-to large-size organizations - Israel successfully cut millions off their annual premiums without decreasing benefits. Looking for more of a challenge, he then branched out into the payroll industry - an area where he felt he could make a substantial impact.
With office locations on both the East and West Coast, ADS serves well over 1000 clients ranging in mid-sized businesses to companies that employ thousands. The ADS difference is apparent in the custom solutions tailored for each client. They specialize in a wide variety of industries including Home Health Care, Long Term Care Centers, Early Intervention Agencies, Transportation, Hospitality, Property Management and Not-for-Profit Universities and Organizations.
Over the years ADS has distinguished itself by serving as much more than a traditional payroll vendor. With the development of an inimitable client-centric model that can be configured to the specific complexities and intricacies of different industries, ADS has established itself as the source for all-inclusive management solutions - and thrives in highly challenging business environments.
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Spotlight On: QuickMAR
QuickMAR is a powerful yet simple to use eMAR which streamlines the medication management process. QuickMAR assures that the right patient is receiving the right drug and the right dose at the right time by the right route. In addition to medications, QuickMAR can track many other scheduled task for facilities including labs, treatments, and vitals.
QuickMAR was originally developed in 2003 as an internal application in assisted living facilities to simplify the medication management and administration process. As it proved to dramatically improve accuracy and efficiency of the med pass process, it was finally launched as a commercial product in 2007. Today, QuickMAR customers report a 30-50% improvement in efficiency and greater accuracy in med passes, and better record keeping, resulting in better state surveys. QuickMAR's electronic MAR is a significant improvement over conventional paper-based systems. Visit www.quickmar.com to learn how you can reduce or eliminate med errors, shorten your med passes by 30%, improve your survey results and enhance the quality of care to your residents.
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