Providers in New York are fearing “unnecessary panic” after the state’s Department of Health disclosed the names of medical facilities where patients have been treated for the deadly fungus, Candida...
Licenses at risk for nursing homes without emergency generators, official proclaims
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Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2019
Long-term care facilities in Florida that have yet to install permanent or temporary generators under new emergency preparedness requirements could lose their licenses, according to the head of the state’s...
Medicaid initiatives that push long-term home, community care over nursing homes could end this year
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Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2019
Funding deadlines are nearing for two initiatives that encourage Medicaid beneficiaries to use long-term home and community care, according to two Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
Healthpeak Properties cleared in lawsuit charging it ignored fraud, misled investors
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Danielle Brown
Nov 26, 2019
A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that claimed Healthpeak Properties (formerly HCP Inc.) ignored billing fraud and misled investors about the nursing home chain ManorCare.
‘Most complex’ RoP phase goes live Thursday, but CMS says surveyor guidance not expected for months
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Danielle Brown
Nov 25, 2019
Guidance on Phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation won’t be released until early next year, even though the implementation date remains Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has...
The new Nursing Home Compare consumer alert icon violates a patient safety principle that calls on providers to establish blame-free environments for reporting incidents, medical directors stated in a...
New bills call for nursing home minimum staffing requirements
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Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2019
Providers are pushing back against a proposed law that would require skilled nursing facilities to meet minimum staffing requirements. They’re instead calling on lawmakers to find solutions to address...
Post-acute care providers increasing EHR use, survey finds
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Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2019
More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
Convicted long-term care mogul ordered to pay $44M for billion-dollar fraud scheme
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Danielle Brown
Nov 21, 2019
Convicted long-term care businessman Philip Esformes has been ordered to pay a total of $44.2 million for his role in a $1.3 billion healthcare fraud scheme that ran through his network of nursing homes.
Experts want methadone rules changed to help SNFs tackle opioid dependency
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Danielle Brown
Nov 20, 2019
Experts are calling for changes to methadone regulations that would improve care for opioid-dependent SNF residents.