CMS wants more comments on revisions to skilled nursing case-mix methodology
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Jun 14, 2017
Long-term care providers will have 60 additional days to weigh in on potential revisions to the prospective payment system’s case-mix methodology, under a memo issued by the Centers for Medicare...
MN health officials overwhelmed by nursing home complaints, report says
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Feb 21, 2017
Minnesota Health Department officials acknowledged last week that they are leaving many nursing home complaints uninvestigated, which they said reflect a recent influx.
LeadingAge to lawmakers: Final rule places ‘impossible burdens’ on providers
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Jan 30, 2017
Providers are “gravely concerned” and need regulatory relief because of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s recent issuance of a final rule for nursing homes, LeadingAge said...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … diabetic foot ulcers
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 01, 2016
What is the role of our clinicians in treating foot ulcers associated with a diagnosis of diabetes?
Ask the Nursing Expert: How can we integrate hospice services into our plan of care?
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Anne Marie Barnett
Jul 06, 2012
Hospice services can be a wonderful addition to the care we are providing. Their pain management skills are incredible
Ask the payment expert: explaining the changes in the new Section Q of the MDS
CBO: CLASS Act could eventually contribute to deficit
Dec 01, 2009
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, which appears in House and Senate healthcare reform legislation, could wind up adding tens of billions of dollars to the federal deficit,...
New power wheelchair rules effective next week; implementation delayed
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Haymarket Media
Oct 18, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday it will delay implementation of new power mobility device (PMD) codes; new rules for power wheel chairs would be effective Oct. 25 as originally...