CMS nursing home ‘action plan’ targets enforcement, consumer awareness
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May 24, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services FY 2016 to 2017 Nursing Home Action Plan laid out five strategies that will “guide” the CMS’ Division of Nursing Homes in improving safety...
Post-acute providers putting billions into regulatory compliance, report finds
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Oct 27, 2017
The healthcare industry spends roughly $39 billion annually on regulatory compliance efforts, with post-acute care providers bearing the brunt, a new report shows.
Report: HHS needs to improve security, oversight of electronic health information
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Sep 28, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ current guidelines for securing health information aren’t comprehensive enough to help providers adequately protect themselves from the growing...
Seniors have worries, preferences about sharing health information: study
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Jul 20, 2015
Sharing health information is a critical part of the decision-making process for elderly people and their friends and family, but it’s not without consequences, a new study has found.
NQF endorses first hospitalization measure for long-stay residents
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Jan 27, 2017
A first-of-its-kind measure to gauge hospitalization rates among long-stay skilled nursing residents has been endorsed by the National Quality Forum, the American Health Care Association announced Thursday.
ACOs aiming to improve health through patients’ nonmedical needs
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Nov 11, 2016
Half of accountable care organizations address their patients’ nonmedical needs, such as housing stability or food insecurity, in an effort to improve overall health, according to a new study.
New survey process has ‘learning curve for everybody,’ CMS official says
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Oct 31, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new survey process for nursing homes will challenge the sector with a “learning curve,” but providers can stay on top of...
GAO: ‘Fragmented’ data scuttles Medicaid managed care provider screenings
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May 11, 2016
Fragmented databases are preventing states and Medicaid managed care plans from properly screening eligible providers, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The result...
Tax reform bill could devastate Medicaid, Medicare, groups warn
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Nov 30, 2017
With a Senate vote on the GOP’s tax reform bill expected to come before the end of the week, advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to reject the legislation for its potentially “drastic”...
AARP urges lawmakers to exempt Medicare from tax bill cuts
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Dec 11, 2017
One of the nation’s largest senior advocacy groups is warning lawmakers of the “lasting impact” of Medicare cuts that would be potentially included in the GOP’s final tax reform...