Former employees formally charged in Hollywood Hills hurricane-related deaths
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 17, 2019
Four former Florida nursing home workers have been formally charged over the deaths of 12 residents related to Hurricane Irma.
SNF operator to pay $10K to settle opioid-related disability discrimination allegations
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 17, 2019
The operator of 16 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle federal discrimination claims that alleged the provider turned away patients being treated for opioid...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 18
Sep 17, 2019
Relative of former Indiana attorney general accused of defrauding public nursing home system … Providers may soon be able to use non-invasive eye scans to help diagnose Alzheimer’s … Residents with...
Nursing homes, administration reach deal over federal arbitration rule
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Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2019
A federal rule that prohibits long-term care facilities from requiring residents to sign a binding arbitration agreement as a requirement for receiving care could be delayed for some nursing facilities,...
Federal watchdog says Medicare wrongly paid $849K for ambulance transports to SNFs
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Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General is estimating that Medicare incorrectly paid nearly $850,000 for emergency ambulance transports from hospitals to skilled nursing...
Nursing homes could lose $67B if Alzheimer’s cure is found soon, researcher says
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Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2019
Nursing home and skilled nursing providers could lose a combined $67 billion in annual revenue if a “simple” cure for Alzheimer’s disease is found quickly, one researcher believes.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 17
Sep 16, 2019
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo arrives Wednesday … Common Alzheimer’s drug doubles hospitalization risk … Planned long-term care facility for sick, aging inmates in North Carolina remains unused
Federal court clears post-acute provider of two False Claims allegations
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Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2019
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has stopped False Claims Act allegations against a long-term home health care provider accused of defrauding the government.
Medicare Advantage I-SNP members more likely to use skilled nursing services
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Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2019
Long-term nursing home residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are 112% more likely to use skilled nursing services than those with Medicare...
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo arrives Wednesday
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2019
Strategies on how providers can master the transition into the Patient-Driven Payment Model will lead the way at the annual McKnight’s Fall Online Expo, which is set to open at 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday.