Nursing home capacity down across country, CDC report finds
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Feb 23, 2016
While nursing homes remain the top long-term care providers in most regions of the United States, residential care communities are steadily gaining ground, according to a new report from the Centers for...
Nursing home fines back in play as moratorium ends
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Marty Stempniak
May 03, 2019
As an 18-month moratorium on fines against nursing facilities comes to an end, the industry insists few are likely to be levied.
Pay-for-performance test run yields mixed results: report
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
An Affordable Care Act provision testing pay-for-performance incentives faces an uncertain future after a federal demonstration program testing it has so far brought “disconcerting” results.
CMS needs to get nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems, Congressional leaders...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 27, 2014
Federal regulators should start collecting nursing home staffing information directly from payroll systems as soon as possible, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a letter to a top...
Overdocumentation and cloning in electronic health records are overlooked risks, investigators say
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 09, 2014
Auditors reviewing Medicare and Medicaid claims from electronic health records are largely treating them in the same manner as paper claims, even though they pose unique risks for overbilling and fraud,...
Many Medicaid recipients skipping premiums in states that require them
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2018
Tens of thousands of Medicaid enrollees are opting not to pay premiums In the five states that require them.
Ask the treatment expert about … routine interventions
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Jeri Lundgren
Sep 05, 2018
Is it necessary to document on the care plan the routine interventions we provide, such as a pressure-redistribution mattress or daily skin inspection?
LTC education offerings get ‘new’ degree, more attention
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Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Long-term care facilities are in desperate need of more trained professionals as the population continues to age, and the vendor and education communities are looking to help. Georgia Southwestern State...
Changes to SNF inspections, staffing requirements and new quality measures coming in April, CMS says
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality, with a big shakeup starting as soon as next month.
Washington state weighs LGBTQ training for long-term care workers
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 16, 2018
Washington state lawmakers heard testimony last week on a bill to improve long-term care for LGBTQ seniors.