CNA association pushes patient-centered care pay reform as staffing fix … LeadingAge coverage: ‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be met with short-, mid- and long-term solutions … Resident charged...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
On the Move: Consulate appoints new COO … Former CMS head says MA plans are gaming the system … Too many skilled nursing websites show performance, access problems, audit warns … Legionaire’s case...
Stuck in the middle, LTC pharmacies could be dangerously squeezed by drug price negotiations
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
Any lower drug prices that result from White House efforts to negotiate on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries may lead to short-term gains for nursing homes, but there also could be a steep price to pay...
Massive cyber attack creates crushing billing burdens for skilled nursing; sparks efforts for payment...
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2024
A cyberattack that has shut down the nation’s largest healthcare billing clearinghouse and impacted dozens of related services for 10 days is delaying payments, threatening major cash flow issues for...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2024
Senior living performance surpasses expectations, Welltower CEO says … State tax funding long-term care could be gutted in November vote … Nursing home staffing, management strengths tied to delirium...
CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2023
Federal officials vowed Tuesday night to issue a nursing home staffing requirement “soon,” despite the premature publication of a federal study that appears to support skilled providers’ objections...
Also in the News for Monday, April 15, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2024
Senate starts work on permanent Medicare physician pay reform, which could hand annual cuts to therapists, others … Many disenrolled from Medicaid due to unwinding remain without insurance … Brain...
LTCH closures send more patients to nursing homes, but are they ready?
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 22, 2023
Shifting payment policies have decreased Medicare spending on patients requiring mechanical ventilation, but they also have led to the closure of many long-term care hospitals and have driven more patients...
Feds relaunch CMP grant program, with new limits on uses and annual awards
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2023
Federal officials are narrowing the ways in which providers can use penalty funds collected from sanctioned nursing homes as the Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program relaunches.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 12
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2023
Nursing home employee bilks provider out of $100K in pay for hours never worked … Stunning Christmas light display at nursing home honors lost loved ones … Institutional support, face-to-face interactions...