Providers’ lawsuit over delayed Medicaid rates can continue, court rules
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Aug 10, 2017
A group of 10 Illinois skilled nursing providers may press forward with claims that the state failed to adjust their Medicaid reimbursement rates following a change of ownership, an appeals court ruled...
HIPAA audits intensify with document requests for ‘unlucky’ providers
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Jul 19, 2016
More than 150 healthcare organizations received document requests last week as part of the second phase of HIPAA audits, according to the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
Change is coming: what to expect from Verma’s CMS
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Feb 14, 2017
With former Georgia Congressman Tom Price confirmed as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s time to turn the focus on the person picked by President Donald Trump to helm...
Medicaid pay threat dodged
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Aug 09, 2017
Providers averted potentially billions of dollars in Medicaid funding losses in July after a Senate GOP healthcare reform bill was pulled from consideration.
An unexpected consequence of workplace violence
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Nov 15, 2017
The healthcare industry is well aware of the consequences of workplace violence. With workplace violence-related injuries in the sector clocking in at nearly five times the rate as the private sector as...
SNF can’t force arbitration with agreement signed by legal custodian, high court rules
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Jun 10, 2016
An Arkansas nursing home can’t enforce an arbitration agreement that was signed by a resident’s emergency legal custodian, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
Most readmissions after 7 days due to factors beyond hospitals’ control, study finds
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Oct 06, 2016
The majority of hospital readmissions that occur after a patient has been out of the hospital for a week or longer are likely due to factors beyond the hospital’s control, according to new research.
Add Medicaid directors and McCain: Graham-Cassidy bill not the answer for reform
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Sep 25, 2017
The National Association of Medicaid Directors and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined long-term care provider groups late last week in rejecting Republican lawmakers’ latest Affordable Care Act replacement...
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
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Jun 01, 2017
Medicaid is in need of reforms to strengthen the way it’s administered between the federal and state governments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said on Tuesday.
Fired employee sues nursing home after whistleblowing effort backfires
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Oct 21, 2015
A former employee of a California nursing home is suing the facility, claiming she was fired for trying to have an alleged sex offender removed from the staff.