CMS budget defines nursing home quality targets, requests an additional $50 million for surveys
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 requests additional funds for survey activities and lists the agency’s targets for nursing home quality measures.
Rehab providers offer study results to argue against site-neutral payments
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
Patients generally have better clinical outcomes and live longer if they are treated in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital rather than a skilled nursing facility, according to a study commissioned by...
Pharma company Teva to pay $27 million over charges of kickbacks to promote dangerous antipsychotic
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
Teva Pharmaceuticals and subsidiary IVAX LLC have agreed to a $27.6 million settlement over charges that they paid kickbacks to a psychiatrist for putting nursing home residents on the antipsychotic drug...
The 12 traits of great nursing home administrators … and school principals
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Social media often is credited with providing a stream of up-to-the-minute news, the latest developments breaking over Twitter or Facebook, and spreading virally in no time flat. But I’ve found that...
Medicaid fraud units recovered $10 million from nursing homes in 2013, annual report shows
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered about $10.3 million from nursing facilities in fiscal year 2013, according to an annual report issued Friday. Civil fraud settlements and judgments accounted for...
CMS to weigh comments on disqualifying convictions in crafting background check regulations
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Long-term care stakeholders generally support proposed regulations on background checks of direct care workers, according to an informational memorandum issued Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Blood test can predict Alzheimer’s disease three years out at 90% accuracy, researchers announce
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
A new blood test that predicts the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and mild dementia could lead to more effective management and even prevention of these conditions, according to newly published research.
MedPAC holds off on recommendation for site-neutral payments for post-acute care
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 10, 2014
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed equalizing reimbursements for different post-acute providers but did not issue a formal recommendation at a meeting last week. This was the second time...
Privately managed Medicaid threatens long-term care quality and options, New York Times article states
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 10, 2014
People with complex needs could find themselves squeezed out of the most appropriate long-term care settings as Medicaid beneficiaries become enrolled in programs from private sector companies, The New...
More than 85% of healthcare CEOs say aging population and evolving technology will transform the sector,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 10, 2014
Long-term care providers seeking to leverage new technology are part of a much larger trend: 86% of global healthcare CEOs believe that tech will fundamentally transform the sector in the next five years,...