New Mexico nursing home to pay $145,000 settlement over firing of worker on medical leave
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 04, 2014
A skilled nursing facility in New Mexico has agreed to a $145,000 settlement over charges that it improperly fired an employee who was on medical leave, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced...
WV Supreme Court justice under scrutiny for potential conflict of interest in $40 million HCR ManorCare...
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 04, 2014
Questions are swirling around the recent $40 million HCR ManorCare settlement in West Virginia, following an ABC News investigation into potentially improper ties between the plaintiffs’ attorney...
Day in the Life: After 97 years, she’s a U.S. citizen
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
It’s reasonable to expect that the pace of life slows down after moving into a skilled nursing facility. But 97-year-old Chengyi Pan has been busy since her arrival at Sauer Health Care in September.
McKnight’s panel: A brighter future for SNFs
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
Long-term care providers can harness healthcare reform to become more profitable and competitive than ever, but success is not guaranteed. Proactive organizations with advanced technology tools already...
MedPAC for equal post-acute payments?
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has drawn closer to formally recommending that skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities receive equal reimbursement for more than a dozen...
OIG identifies areas of scrutiny
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
Government investigators plan to release five reports on nursing home practices in 2015, according to the latest annual work plan from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
MedPAC debates end of observation stays
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
Observation status should be eliminated as a way of categorizing hospital patients, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission proposed at a Nov. 6 meeting.
CMS seeks comment on new post-acute admission policies for accountable care organizations
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 03, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering giving accountable care organizations more flexibility in how their patients can access post-acute care. The agency described these policies...
TX nursing home resident charged with arson after suspected suicide attempt
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 03, 2014
A Texas nursing home resident now is in jail on arson charges after he set a fire at the facility in an apparent suicide attempt, according to local news sources.
‘Artificial retina’ could restore sight, researchers say
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 03, 2014
A new “prosthetic retina” technology could be a breakthrough in the quest to restore vision to seniors with macular degeneration, an international team of researchers announced Tuesday.