Number of Alzheimer’s cases to almost triple by 2060, CDC says … Next Generation ACOs band together to push for changes to the model … Medicaid spending at $592M last year, could reach $1 trillion...
Grassley joins the chorus of lawmakers demanding answers on nursing home ‘oversight failures’
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a former chairman of the Special Committee on Aging and a long-time nursing home watchdog, has become the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on whether the federal government...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 21
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
CCRC responds to murder of two residents with grief counselors … Permitting error sets nursing home construction back six months, $325K … Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent...
Skilled care provider not entitled to notification before Medicaid cuts, judge says
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
An Illinois nursing home has lost a court battle over whether it had to be notified of rate cuts.
Nursing home reviewing pain plans after $117,000 fine for alleged inadequate opioid prescribing
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has saddled a Washington state nursing home with a $117,000 fine after it allegedly failed to adequately treat a resident’s pain. Charges stem from a May...
2018 elections could have big implications for nursing homes’ biggest source of funding, experts say
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
Voters heading to the polls this fall could have a huge hand in the future funding for the skilled nursing industry.
Study cautions SNFs and other stakeholders: Readmissions more likely with for-profit hospitals
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
Patients receiving care at a for-profit hospital are much more likely to be readmitted to that institution than if they received care elsewhere, a new study finds.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 20
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
Central intake center becomes go-between for hospitals and nursing home … Arthritis and depression are often a packaged deal, study finds … “Productivity solutions” improving resident shower...
Report to Congress finds $474M in improper payments from fee-for-service Medicare
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
That’s according to the latest report to Congress on 2016 work done by Recovery Audit Contractors in fee-for-service Medicare. The RAC program was put in place to review provider payments, after they’ve...
Managed care organizations picking nursing homes based on cost, not quality, study finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 18, 2018
Managed care organizations aiming to serve dual-eligible beneficiaries appear to be picking their nursing home partners based on costs, rather than quality factors.