Post-acute care procurement organization opens SHOPP today
By
Liza Berger
Jan 07, 2020
A new organization dedicated to procurement for post-acute care providers is being officially unveiled today.
Nursing homes in 11 states may soon see reduction in transportation rates for portable X-ray suppliers
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2020
Nursing home providers in 11 states and Washington, D.C., may have to send more residents to the hospital to undergo X-rays, if a change from a Medicare Administrative Contractor goes into effect this...
Expert: Post-acute care must adapt to value-based world
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2020
Post-acute care providers need to rethink their care delivery models as healthcare shifts to a value-based system from a volume-based system, said one prominent industry expert.
Analysis: An insurance model to get excited about
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2020
At the first-ever long-term care population health conference, providers learn that I-SNPs offer long-awaited opportunities to control their own fate when it comes to pay and quality.
Nursing homes in New York grapple with Medicaid reimbursement reduction
By
Liza Berger
Jan 02, 2020
Nursing homes and other healthcare providers in New York woke up to a 1% Medicaid payment cut in the New Year.
The time is ripe: Nominate a colleague for a McKnight’s Women of Distinction award
By
Liza Berger
Jan 02, 2020
Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Here’s one: nominate an exceptional female colleague for a McKnight’s Women of Distinction award.
Montana woman who embezzled funds from nursing home resident ordered to do time, pay restitution
By
Liza Berger
Jan 02, 2020
A nursing home business manager in Montana helped to alert authorities to a Miles City woman who was embezzling funds from a resident and since has been ordered to pay more than $94,000 in restitution...
McKnight’s Tech Awards honor innovation
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2019
Telemedicine. A post-acute provider collaboration platform. Automation of resident activity calendars. These were just a few technologies that earned top honors in McKnight’s 2019 Excellence in Technology...
Providers slammed at House hearing
By
Liza Berger
Dec 04, 2019
Senior advocates heavily criticized nursing homes at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in mid-November, blasting the field for allegedly delivering poor care and improperly using antipsychotics.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 3
Dec 03, 2019
Battle lines are drawn in Tennessee over a controversial Medicaid block grant proposal … Lawmakers question NY’s efforts to plug a $4 billion Medicaid hole … Heartburn drugs may increase risk...