CMS proposes changes to help bolster Medicaid managed care; providers see a mixed bag
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 09, 2018
The federal government is proposing “significant” changes to private Medicaid plans that it hopes will relieve regulatory burdens and allow states more flexibility. Skilled care providers, however,...
Gardening therapy blooms with provider-vendor pact
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
A Long Island nursing home is the latest in the field to partner with a Seattle startup based nearly 3,000 miles away to use gardening as a remedy for its residents. Parker Jewish Institute of New Hyde...
Nursing home settles with fertilizer suppliers whose products exploded, leveling building
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
A Texas nursing home has settled a lawsuit filed in the wake of a 2013 fertilizer explosion that leveled the facility and forced residents to evacuate.
Making bundled payment models optional would be ‘severe blow’ to program, critics argue
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Apr 11, 2017
Allowing healthcare providers to opt out of testing bundled payment models could deal a “severe blow” to payment reform efforts and the future of the bundled payment program, according to some...
Study: LTC nurses spend less than half of time on resident care
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 12, 2015
Care providers spend more than half of their time at work doing tasks that do not involve resident care, indicating long-term care can become more efficient by delegating certain activities to non-regulated...
House repeals CLASS Act
Feb 02, 2012
The House of Representatives repealed the CLASS Act on Wednesday night, although its future is far from clear.
Many observers expect Republican efforts to repeal CLASS will die in the Senate, where there...
Nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance improves care quality or facility...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 21, 2014
Most nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance initiatives lead to improved resident care or stronger bottom lines, according to findings recently published in the Journal of...
Study: Training SNF staff to recognize residents’ unmet needs helps cut antipsychotic use
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Apr 18, 2017
A training program that teaches nursing home staff better understand cognitively impaired residents’ behavior may help reduce the use of antipsychotic medications within facilities, according to...
Providers aim to cut nurse licensing requirements to encourage telemedicine growth
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May 02, 2016
Some healthcare providers are pushing state lawmakers to relax rules requiring nurses to be licensed for each state they work in, claiming the laws are stunting telemedicine growth.
TV report questions nursing homes’ influence on regulators
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2015
A TV station alleged Wednesday that Pennsylvania’s largest nursing home provider group may have undue influence over state regulators.