ACHCA pushes back on liability for individual nursing home admins
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 18, 2017
The American College of Health Care Administrators has issued a firm policy statement that says that although nursing homes should be held accountable for certain misdeeds, individual nursing home administrators...
CMS proposes Medicare coverage for outpatient joint replacements, changes to SNF 3-day stay rule
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Jul 17, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released two proposals last week that may change where beneficiaries receive joint replacements, and how accountable care organizations deal with the agency’s...
OIG: 90,000 Part D enrollees at ‘serious risk’ due to excessive opioids, prescribing patterns...
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Jul 17, 2017
Roughly half a million Medicare beneficiaries receive high amounts of opioids, with nearly 90,000 of those at “serious risk” from the medications, a federal watchdog warns.
Mother-son duo sentenced to 22 years total in $25 million SNF psychology scam
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Jul 17, 2017
Two owners of companies that provided psychological services to nursing homes across the Southeast were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a psychological testing scheme that bilked more than $25 million...
Nursing care occupancy dropped to 86.5% in second quarter
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Jul 13, 2017
The occupancy rate for nursing care properties fell to 86.5% in the second quarter of 2017, down .7% from the first quarter, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care reported Wednesday.
Also in the News for Thursday, July 13
Jul 13, 2017
Lawmakers to markup bill to boost Medicare Advantage plans for SNF residents … CMS publishes technical, typographical corrections to final LTC rule … Increase in SNF specialists small, but...
Distributor added for nurse call
Jul 12, 2017
Jeron Electronic Systems has added York Electronic Systems as a distributor.
Mathew moves to Alignment Healthcare
Jul 12, 2017
Tisson Mathew is the inaugural chief technology officer at Alignment Healthcare, specifically focused on digital health solutions for Medicare beneficiaries.
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 12
Jul 12, 2017
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing … Early home health visits halve risk of hospital readmission following SNF discharge … New bill would pay seniors to complete...
Also in the News for Monday, July 10
Jul 10, 2017
Hospital clinicians’ decisions on post-acute care may be rushed, study shows … McConnell calls for bipartisan plan if GOP healthcare bill fails … Falls associated with higher rate of...