MedPAC calls for loosening of ‘3-day’ qualifying stay, RAC auditing reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2015
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending allowing nursing home coverage for beneficiaries who have spent as little as one day in hospital inpatient status, combined with up to two days...
Quality guides will help: NQF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
The National Quality Forum recently endorsed 21 measures for nursing home residents and short-stay patients.
Operators are getting hip to short-stay rehab opportunity
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing home chains are beginning to tap into a new revenue stream through their therapy divisions: short-term stay units.
AHCA previews new quality metric announcement
By
John Hall
May 07, 2015
The American Health Care Association is expected to announce today six new quality metrics, some of which raise the bar on nursing home staff turnover and hospital readmissions.
Study: Shorter stays but lower rehospitalization and death rates at VA hospitals
Dec 19, 2012
Quicker hospital discharges have not led to increased readmissions or deaths, according to a study of Veterans Administration hospitals published Tuesday.
GAO will investigate Five-Star rating system
By
Aug 28, 2015
In a move sure to surprise many providers, the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to a published...
Proposed staffing ratio cheered by CNAs, opposed by nursing home operators
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 14, 2018
A bill in the statehouse would force many New Jersey nursing homes to increase staffing of certified nurse aides, a proposal that was literally cheered by those front-line workers but rejected as an unfunded...
Staffing agency to pay $400,000 after shorting LTC workers on overtime pay
By
Oct 24, 2017
A Minnesota long-term care staffing agency has agreed to pay more than $400,000 in back wages and damages following allegations that it failed to pay almost 100 workers the correct overtime wages, the...
Nursing home robots could come soon, if Japanese government funding pays off
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2013
The government of Japan will fund the development of four different kinds of robots that could perform essential tasks in nursing homes, the Japan Daily Press reported Monday.
Providers: Five-Star system disappoints
By
Liza Berger
Jan 01, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System is a good idea—in theory. In practice, it has fallen short of acceptable standards.