Nursing home’s safety documents not protected, court rules
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Aug 27, 2015
A North Carolina nursing home operator can’t claim privilege in protecting documents created by its safety committee from discovery, a federal trial court has ruled.
Mark your calendars: McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns!
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Aug 17, 2015
It will be back to school for students in a few weeks — but they don’t have to be the only ones learning new things this fall. McKnight’s 3rd Annual Fall Online Expo will return Sept. 9,...
Dual-eligible ACO model could be jeopardized by changes to Medicaid
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Dec 21, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently announced accountable care organization model for dual eligibles could be at risk if lawmakers overhaul the Medicaid program in the coming years.
United Healthcare concealed enrollment fraud complaints, lawsuit claims
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Jul 31, 2017
UnitedHealthcare has found itself on the receiving end of another lawsuit, this time alleging the insurance giant of concealing complaints of enrollment fraud and other issues.
Price: ACA repeal bill a ‘first step’ to put Medicaid program on ‘sustainable path’
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Mar 09, 2017
Legislation introduced this week to replace the Affordable Care Act will make the Medicaid program more sustainable, according to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D.
CMS should look at contractor performance, government agency says
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Jun 02, 2015
Following years of provider disputes, the Government Accountability Office released a report Monday encouraging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to look at ways to improve the Medicare Administrative...
LA could receive $15 million to improve nursing home inspections
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Jun 30, 2015
A proposed contract between California and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health could result in $15 million in additional funding to improve oversight and delays in nursing home investigations.
Nurses aren’t documenting all ulcer interventions: study
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May 04, 2016
Documentation of pressure ulcer prevention measures by nursing home staff may be lacking, and not match the actual preventative measures taken, a new study suggests.
Provider consolidation may increase costs, cut quality, researchers tell lawmakers
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Apr 17, 2017
Rising consolidation among healthcare providers, systems and insurers may be causing healthcare costs to rise while care quality suffers, according to a report published last week.
Republican lawmakers accuse CMS of focusing on recovering, not preventing, improper payments
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Sep 13, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relies too much on investigating improper Medicare payments after they’re made instead of preventing them to begin with, Republican lawmakers said Monday.