Nursing home quality improvement efforts have largely succeeded in recent years, according to a report that was jointly released by the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing...
AHCA: Managed care transparency needed
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
The government should collect and release more claims information from managed care plans, the nation’s largest long-term care provider association stated in a recent letter to Senate leaders.
Feds looking to QAPI, not penalties, for help
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said they consider the upcoming Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement guidelines, not harsher penalties, as the better way to reduce adverse events...
Admin pay hits $111,000-plus
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2019
Nursing home administrators and other top executives saw larger than average salary increases over the past year, indicating a possible effort by operators to keep hard-to-find talent in-house.
Trump budget wields more Medicaid cuts than expected
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
Providers who first thought they would be on uncommonly good footing with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House were stunned earlier this year when Medicaid reform was put...
1,400 homes lose one star
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes recently lost star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare website because of allegedly inadequate numbers of registered nurses on staff or failure to report reliable staffing information.
Fall Expo back for fourth year
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Sep 05, 2016
Long-term care providers can get up to date with the latest challenges, barriers and safe practices for health information technology when McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns for its fourth year.
Execute documentation as it’s claimed: survey expert
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
An industry expert served up straightforward advice during a recent McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar: Accurately claim what you do, and do what you claim.
13th Online Expo explores quality, pay, tech
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
New Year’s resolutions may have worn off by now, but the opportunity to better yourself professionally will never be greater than at the end of this month, thanks to the McKnight’s Online Expo.
LeadingAge defends CLASS as critics express concerns
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
LeadingAge played a key role in having the CLASS Act included in federal healthcare reform legislation. The organization now finds itself defending the insurance program amid growing demands for its renovation...