SNF, feds resolve dispute over sign language interpreter access
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Oct 14, 2016
A Pennsylvania nursing home has reached a resolution with federal officials in a dispute over the facility’s ability to provide a sign language interpreter for a prospective resident.
Court: HHS can’t delay Medicare appeals backlog case
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Sep 21, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services won’t be able to push off litigation over its overwhelming backlog of Medicare appeals, a federal court ruled on Monday.
Potentially fatal drug errors missed by electronic ordering systems, report finds
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Apr 08, 2016
Computerized physician order entry systems don’t always catch potentially harmful or fatal medication errors, according to a report released Thursday.
Post-acute care largely explains geographic differences in Medicare spending, report affirms
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 29, 2013
Geographic variances in post-acute care largely account for differences in Medicare spending patterns, supporting healthcare reform measures that encourage better acute and post-acute coordination, according...
MDS 3.0 updates strike
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James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2012
At least providers can’t say they weren’t warned about major changes to the new MDS 3.0 and other resident assessment tools that started this month.
CLASS Act would not increase federal deficit, AAHSA’s Manard asserts
Nov 12, 2009
Barbara Manard, vice president of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Wednesday countered criticism that the CLASS Act would contribute to the federal deficit.
UPDATED: Healthcare worker vaccine mandate back on for 26 states
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Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2021
Long-term care providers in 26 states will still have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a nationwide block against the rule.
How to do it ..Better staff scheduling
Mar 06, 2015
Electronic staff scheduling programs have become so sophisticated, some wonder how anyone performs the task anymore with paper and pencil. When it comes to managing labor — a facility’s biggest...
Loopholes to help you track Medicare Part B therapy billing
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Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Feb 06, 2013
Every time we send our patients to the hospital for rehab-related tests, exams or services, these services are billed to Medicare Part B, and, therefore, reduce our cap allowances. Any small oversights...
Union pickets over nursing home related-party concerns
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Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2022
An East coast-based employee union is accusing a nursing home chain of using self-dealing contracts to increase profits instead of appropriately providing for residents and workers.