CMS Open Door Forum to clarify use of H1N1 waivers
Nov 09, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an Open Door Forum Tuesday to clarify the use of Section 1135 waivers under the H1N1 national emergency declaration.
Revised Employee Free Choice Act still threatening to long-term care employers
By
Michael Pepperman
Nov 04, 2009
Federal lawmakers have softened some of the language in Employee Free Choice Act legislation. But don’t be fooled. It still would make it easier for unions to form within long-term care facilities.
Avoid payment denial
Nov 01, 2009
Medicare payment to skilled nursing facilities is a vital part of many facilities’ fiscal stability. But now post-payment reviews are putting that resource at risk
Ask, ‘What’s up, Doc?’
Nov 01, 2009
As an administrator, have you critiqued your medical director’s notes?
Thinking about you: using resident surveys to better evaluate quality-of-life in long-term care communities
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Resident surveys are being used more often to determine what customers like—and dislike—about the quality of life they enjoy in long-term care communities
Editor’s Desk: An idea whose time has come for skilled nursing
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2009
The 2010 National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum is an idea that has been staring us in the face for numerous years.
Analytics continue to improve Web traffic
Nov 01, 2009
Tracking response to your Web page will give you an edge
‘Red flags’ rules delayed again as Senate debates exemptions bill
Nov 03, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission has postponed the implementation date for the “red flags” rules from Nov. 1, 2009, to June 1, 2010. This marks the fourth time the FTC has had to change the date.
GAO: Elderly, disabled voters still confront access problems
Oct 29, 2009
The Department of Justice should do more to ensure that elderly and disabled individuals have voting access, a recently released report found.
Problems with the CLASS Act
By
Stephen A. Moses
Oct 23, 2009
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently held a briefing on the much-touted CLASS Act. There was much praise to go around. I heartily disagreed with most of it.