Variation exists in hospitals’ use of SNFs, IRFs for stroke post-acute care, study shows
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Aug 25, 2017
Hospitals vary in whether they send patients to inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facilities to receive treatment after a stroke, and the reasons why aren’t exactly clear, according to...
‘Unnecessarily time-consuming’ documentation may be on chopping block, CMS admin suggests
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Aug 23, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working on initiatives aimed at alleviating providers’ burden and simplifying federal regulations, Administrator Seema Verma said in a blog post published...
New bundled pay changes could jeopardize Medicare funding, experts warn
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Aug 22, 2017
Recent proposals to cancel or change some of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ bundled payment initiatives may end up hurting care quality, increasing Medicare costs and stalling the...
Hospice providers score well on CMS’ new compare site, but experts not impressed
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Aug 21, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently unveiled Hospice Compare website — but those high marks are casting some doubt on whether...
CMS launches Hospice Compare site, aims for patient engagement
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Aug 17, 2017
Hospice patients and their families now will be able to compare potential providers due to the launch of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospice Compare website on Wednesday.
Low-performing SNFs face more hurdles to resident-centered care, study finds
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Aug 16, 2017
Lower-performing nursing homes may have a more difficult time delivering resident-centered care due to turnover and lack of administrator guidance, a new study shows.
Medicaid enjoying higher public profile after ACA fight, observers say
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Aug 16, 2017
The recent legislative battle over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act helped increase understanding of Medicaid’s importance and support for the program, according to some observers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to pull the plug on its recently released — and frequently delayed — bundled payment models for cardiac and orthopedic care.
Using the powers of Facebook for good, not evil
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Aug 15, 2017
As more people join social media and start voicing their opinions online, more long-term care consumers — like it or not — are likely to turn to social media ratings since government review sites...
Court vacates order requiring HHS to clear Medicare appeals backlog
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Aug 15, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services will have another shot at explaining why it believes a four-year timeline is “impossible” for clearing out the current backlog of Medicare claims...