Advocacy group intensifies push for prepayment audits as Medicare loses $36.1B
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 26, 2018
The Council for Medicare Integrity is upping its push for the use of prepayment audits in the Medicare program, noting that tens of billions have been lost due to errors.
Legislators ask AG to investigate care at facility where 11 children died, alleging delays may be ‘criminal’
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 22, 2018
New Jersey legislators are pushing the state’s attorney general to investigate whether criminal negligence occurred at at a long-term care facility where 11 children have died.
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 26
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 26, 2018
Whistleblower accuses managed care company of failing to provide mandatory nursing home care … Three nurses indicted on charges they stole opioids from patients … Nursing home, hospital operator Atrium...
CMS launches new initiative attempting to help nursing homes address resident safety concerns
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
The federal government launched a new initiative on Tuesday, aiming to help nursing homes leaders better address patient safety issues in their facilities.
Senator blasts move to ‘weaken’ nursing home emergency prep measures
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Monday blasted a proposal from the Trump Administration to ease requirements that nursing homes must meet to prepare for emergencies.
Hospital closes, city will keep ownership of 28 nursing homes anyway, hoping to cash in
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
A small town in Oklahoma will forge ahead with its plan to own 28 nursing homes, even though the hospital it intended to pump up through the acquisitions has closed.
At Thanksgiving celebration, CNA shows up early, stays late
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
A certified nursing assistant at one Texas facility is earning accolades for the extra work she puts in around Thanksgiving.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 21
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
Nursing homes ask for more time on backup generator requirements … Scandal-plagued SNF operator Synergy closing another MA facility … Legislation attempts to protect Medicaid payments for long-term...
Senior care nurses welcome new legislation that addresses violence in the workplace
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 20, 2018
Nurses working in the long-term care field are pleased to see a proposed rule that aims to address violence that can occur in the workplace.
‘I was telling my husband goodbye’: Providers regale gripping account of nursing home evacuation...
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 20, 2018
A new report from the Los Angeles Times gives a harrowing account of nursing home staff members improvising and fighting to get residents to safety in the middle of California’s deadliest wildfire ever.