CMS delivers providers payment lifelines in the wake of Change Healthcare outage
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 12, 2024
Federal regulators are opening pathways to shore up nursing homes’ finances in the wake of a cyberattack that has impacted Medicare and Medicaid billing nationwide.
‘Historic’ as Florida nursing homes net largest Medicaid increase ever
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 12, 2024
Nursing homes in Florida can expect a record jump in Medicaid funding to kick in later this year, thanks to the fiscal year 2024-25 budget the state Legislature has passed.
More than half of nursing home workers caught in ‘vicious cycle’ of workplace violence, burnout
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 11, 2024
Nearly one out of every two nurses experienced workplace violence last year, according to a healthcare workforce survey recently released by Vivian Health. That number is even higher — fully 55% —...
Nursing homes bury 63 percent of profits in related-party tunnels, but not all play the game: study
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 08, 2024
As much as 63% of nursing home profits in Illinois were hidden from state regulators using related party transactions in 2019, according to the results of a new study from UCLA and Lehigh University researchers.
Nursing home forced to close, evacuate over emergency staffing shortage following missed payroll
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 08, 2024
Financial troubles forced a nursing home to close in the wake of overzealous regulation and a cyberattack that impacted nursing homes across the US, facility leaders said days after an emergency shutdown...
12-facility strike raises stakes as workforce board gets to work on wages
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 07, 2024
Around 1,000 direct care and support staff workers staged a coordinated, one-day strike at 12 unrelated Minnesota nursing homes Tuesday — demanding a $25 nursing home minimum wage, better benefits and...
Bill makes failure to avert nursing home abuse a felony for directors, managers
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 07, 2024
A Delaware bill would open nursing home directors and managers to felony charges if they fail to “promptly take corrective action” after the discovery of resident abuse or neglect that leads to serious...
Scary ‘state’: Two-thirds of nursing home operators fear closure without staffing relief
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 06, 2024
The long-term care sector is still struggling to rebuild to pre-pandemic staffing levels while also bracing for negative effects of new federal regulations, according to the “State of the Sector” report...
State allows first-ever nursing home-led blood transfusions to combat hospitalizations
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 06, 2024
Three nursing homes have become the first in New York to be authorized to perform blood transfusions. That capability could be an important step in reducing expensive and uncomfortable hospital visits...
Changes to end-of-life wound classification in a recent Minimum Data Set update should be a positive for long-term care, but regulatory and legal ambiguity still surrounded the new coding procedures at...