CMS issues guidance on incomplete, unsubmitted MDS discharge assessments
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 27, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified steps providers must take to comply with Minimum Data Set requirements regarding incomplete or unsubmitted discharge assessments.
Medicare should pay for skilled nursing services without a qualifying hospital stay, experts tell Senators
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 31, 2014
The time has come to eliminate hospital stay requirements for beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing services, experts told a Senate committee Wednesday.
CMS implements new law on hospice, home health
Apr 04, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun implementing a new law that requires physicians to meet face-to-face with individuals looking to be certified for Medicare home health services and...
Long-term care providers, hospitals successfully partner to reduce rehospitalizations
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 24, 2013
Long-term care facilities that coordinate with other healthcare providers play a vital role in reducing rehospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published January 23 in The...
Federal officials crack $375 million home healthcare fraud scheme
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 29, 2012
Federal officials have brought down what they said is the largest home health fraud scheme ever concocted. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said around $375 million was billed incorrectly to...
Texas long-term care becomes big winner in receipt of federal innovation grants
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 18, 2012
Texas has received a windfall of federal funding to test care coordination programs between acute and long-term care providers.
Ask the legal expert … how to avoid deadbeat families
By
John Durso
Nov 01, 2014
What’s the best way to prevent deadbeat families?
CMS wants tighter oversight for Medicare prescriptions
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has seen enough and wants to gain more control over drug-prescribing practices for the Medicare Part D program.
Health quality measures approved for adult Medicaid recipients as program faces growing pains
Aug 15, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services likely will focus on 24 health quality measures when evaluating care received by adult Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a draft from an Agency for Healthcare...
Senator blasts move to ‘weaken’ nursing home emergency prep measures
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Monday blasted a proposal from the Trump Administration to ease requirements that nursing homes must meet to prepare for emergencies.