Experts fear ‘bigger, stronger stick’ in new Medicare pay rule
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2024
Nursing home stakeholders are reacting with contempt and concern to key provisions of the newly proposed fiscal 2025 Medicare Part A pay rule.
Fair Housing Act implications for CCRCs
By
Kevin Cezat
Jan 29, 2024
As a physical therapist who has worked in and visited countless skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities, I have become painfully aware of how federal and state regulations...
‘Raining for 4 years’: Historic nonprofit nursing home maintains legacy amid deluge of challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2024
The Chapin Home has survived two pandemics, two world wars, the Great Depression and other economic calamities to serve the poor and ailing of New York City across three centuries.
Taking a hard line
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Healthcare providers were forced to pay nearly $2 billion to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations last year, a historic amount that serves as one of several fresh indicators that federal investigations...
Fallout from clearinghouse attack continues to mushroom
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2024
It seemed improbable the first time someone told me the fallout from the cyberattack on the Change Healthcare platform might last for weeks, or for months even.
‘You can fight it and win,’ attorney assures providers after unanimous victory in brutal venue and...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2024
Long-term care operators need to help themselves and their sector by battling plaintiff lawsuits more aggressively, stresses a provider attorney who just recorded a unanimous victory in what he calls an...
Nursing home staff, others fear CDC revisions to airborne transmission guidelines
By
Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News
Mar 21, 2024
Workers worry that the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of guidelines that hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and other facilities that provide health care will apply to control...
With ‘hundreds’ of facilities audited over schizophrenia, CMS pursues harsher antipsychotics stance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2024
With half of nursing homes audited in a new process admitting to misdiagnosing schizophrenia patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending its drive to reduce the use of certain drugs...
Parkinson: Time for ‘fantastic run’ to end after AHCA credibility, innovation gains
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 21, 2024
At age 66, Mark Parkinson still has plenty in the tank when it comes to championing long-term care causes. But stepping back will still be the right move.