Federal court disagrees with provider: Former administrator’s lawsuit claiming therapy upcoding can...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
A whistleblower’s allegations that a Florida skilled nursing facility billed Medicare for unnecessary therapy treatments and categorized patients into higher Resource Utilization Groups to get higher...
Nearly 90K signatures gathered supporting nursing home funding ballot measure
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
An initiative to increase funding for nursing homes in Massachusetts is one step — and nearly 90,000 backers — closer to being on the 2020 ballot.
Also in the News for Thursday, Dec. 5
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Owner of physical therapy, rehab service gets seven-year prison sentence, must pay $6 million for defrauding healthcare benefits program … Nursing home looks to relocate residents after ‘devastating’...
Rare speech device ‘win’ lets MS patient communicate with family again
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
The process to get an Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) device took nearly a year for an Illinois skilled nursing facility. But the effort was worth it after it helped a 32-year-old resident...
Presence of an ombudsman could worsen survey results
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Nursing homes could be subject to worse deficiency outcomes — which could lead to fines and a decreased star rating — if an ombudsman is present during annual surveys, according to new research.
Deadly fungus found at 103 NY facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Providers in New York are fearing “unnecessary panic” after the state’s Department of Health disclosed the names of medical facilities where patients have been treated for the deadly fungus, Candida...
60 seconds with … Stan Szpytek
Dec 04, 2019
Stan Szpytek, president of Fire and
Life Safety, Inc.
Parkinson urges compassion
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Amid more scrutiny, the head of the nation’s largest nursing home association called on providers to continue delivering compassionate care. American Health Care President and CEO Mark Parkinson...
SNFs fear proposed 8% cut to therapy
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2019
Therapy advocates are pushing back after an 8% therapy cut was part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Payment System Final Rule. The rule looks...
Momentum builds as ‘superior’ ACOs saved Medicare $3.5B, analysis finds
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2019
Accountable care organizations are likely here to stay despite concerns by long-term care leaders after an analysis revealed ACOs have saved the federal government more than $3 billion.