BREAKING: CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2022
States should use their Medicaid authority to help drive better health outcomes among nursing home residents, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an informational bulletin issued Monday.
New Payroll-Based Journaling the focus of Nov. 17 webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 30, 2015
The federal government is putting Payroll-Based Journal Reporting rules in place in an effort to obtain more accurate staffing and occupancy levels. Few providers know many details of the process or how...
When CMS follows through on a commitment
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 30, 2023
Well, we certainly can’t say the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services always misses with its promises.
Nursing home coronavirus commission members chosen
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2020
Members of the administration’s new Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes are expected to be revealed Friday.
Tech successes for coping with COVID-19
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Ongoing pandemic conditions have stressed long-term care providers in numerous ways, but they also have revealed many creative approaches for dealing with once-in-a-century challenges.
Survey says … healthcare reform gradually coming into focus for long-term care providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2013
For those who think that long-term care providers aren’t sitting up and taking sufficient notice of healthcare reform changes on the way, I say take another think. Providers know they’re in...
Kohl-Grassley bill aims for larger fines, transparency
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
Nursing home operators could face fines up to $100,000 – 10 times the current maximum – and would have to provide more ownership, expenditure and staffing information under a new bill introduced...
Sept. 2 webinar to explain how to succeed with QAPI
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 24, 2015
Learning how to successfully implement QAPI in a nursing center, and how to measure results with it, will be the focus of a McKnight’s webinar Sept. 2. The event will start at 2 p.m. Eastern Time...
Editor’s Desk: A cash incentive test program for nursing homes in four states could shape your...
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2009
Little things like pirates taking Americans hostage off the coast of Africa, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the credit and housing markets crises have knocked long-term care out of the evening newscast,...
CMS: deliver data — or else
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2016
Providers who miss staffing data submission deadlines could be sanctioned — and see their Five-Star Nursing Quality Ratings suffer — federal officials said.