CMS calls for additional participants in post-acute bundled payments programs
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a call for additional providers to take part in a bundled payment program that involves post-acute care.
Nursing home provider fails in legal bid against ‘extrapolation method’ in determining Medicare...
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
A government contractor can calculate how much money a provider owes for Medicare overpayments by doing a limited audit and then extrapolating from those findings, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.
Forget Paris, give me the crossword: What makes residents happy?
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
Which would make you happier: walking onto your porch on a sunny morning or taking snapshots from the top of the Eiffel Tower? How about: having a long, fun conversation with your child or going to a Bob...
‘Patience is wearing thin’ on Medicare appeals backlog, long-term care leader says
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 14, 2014
Long-term care advocates anxious about the stalled Medicare claim appeals process were not soothed after a forum with government officials Wednesday. Last month, providers learned that new appeals to administrative...
Many post-acute providers anticipate being acquired by more tech-savvy competitors, survey shows
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 14, 2014
Nearly half of post-acute providers anticipate they will be acquired by an organization with better technological capabilities in 2015, according to survey results released today.
Congress passes a bill to extend Medicare cuts an additional year
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 14, 2014
The Senate has passed a bill to extend 2% cuts to Medicare reimbursements for an additional year, and the measure now is headed to the White House for President Obama’s signature.
Nursing home culture change is linked to a decrease in survey deficiencies, research shows
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 13, 2014
Nursing homes that initiated culture change between 2004 and 2009 saw a noteworthy decrease in health-related survey deficiency citations, according to recently published research. The investigators describe...
CO man gets decade-long prison sentence for human trafficking of nursing home workers
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 13, 2014
A Colorado man has received a 130-month prison sentence for luring people to the United States and then forcing them to work in long-term care facilities, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado...
FDA warning: Recalled rice product sold to nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 13, 2014
Nursing homes should ensure they are not serving potentially hazardous Uncle Ben’s brand rice products, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.
30% of nursing home residents with dementia are undernourished, new global report states
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 12, 2014
People with dementia commonly are undernourished, and long-term care providers should take steps to evaluate these residents’ eating habits and maximize nutrition, according to a new report from...