Half of clinical leaders surveyed say telehealth has increased quality of care
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2021
Most post-acute care leaders are dissatisfied with their current clinician provider coverage, but some say that virtual care such as telehealth has helped them to increase care quality, according to a...
How soon is soon enough?
By
William Vaughan
Jul 31, 2013
The word “immediate” in the State Operation Manual, Appendix PP – Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities can be interpreted in multiple ways. Determining the timing of interventions...
Penalty process explained
By
Tim Mullaney
May 01, 2014
A long-term care facility that has been slapped with a civil monetary penalty has 10 days to file for an independent informal dispute resolution process, according to a recent manual update from the Centers...
Survey: Nurses are ‘dangerously’ stressed due to lack of authority, poor management
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2014
A lack of necessary authority and struggles with management are among multiple factors contributing to nurses’ high levels of stress, according to recently released survey results.
Super Tuesdays kick off April 17 with free webcast, CE on surveyors
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 09, 2012
Providers will get an up-close look at problems with the nursing home survey process from a nationally respected expert during the first 2012 McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast. The event will take...
MDS 3.0 to ‘dramatically affect’ survey process, CMS says
Jul 23, 2010
MDS 3.0 will “dramatically affect the traditional survey process,” an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told listeners during a conference call with long-term care...
Initial results of five-star ratings: Nonprofit nursing homes deliver better care, analysis shows
Dec 19, 2008
Nonprofit nursing homes provide a higher quality of care than for-profit facilities, according to an analysis by USA Today of the first ratings of nursing homes by the government’s five-star rating...
CMS lists poor performing nursing homes on consumer Web site
Apr 25, 2008
Federal regulators’ “Nursing Home Compare” Web site now lists facilities that rank in the lowest 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Avoiding traps at survey time the topic of Super Tuesday webcast
Jul 12, 2013
Four universal challenges at survey time will be the focal points of the next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast. The one-hour live webcast will offer practical strategies providers can use concerning...
Provider group supports review of nursing home survey system
Jun 03, 2010
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has endorsed a new bill that would reevaluate the current state of nursing home oversight.