Providers expressed gratitude Tuesday at a 1% increase from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for skilled nursing services, even as it braced for quality measure implementation.
Providers spared $800 billion in Medicaid funding withdrawal, unsure of what comes next
Jul 18, 2017
Providers breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday morning following the death of the GOP healthcare bill, even as Republicans said they’d move forward with a straight repeal.
SNF deficiencies declining, but staffing still lower than recommended: report
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Jul 12, 2017
The average number of deficiencies per nursing home has dropped in recent years, but staffing levels are still falling short of what some experts recommend, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family...
Transitions and quality command center stage as experts examine post-acute care’s future
By
John Hall
Jul 06, 2017
Few will dispute the value of ensuring patients are optimally treated and attended to as they move across care settings.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … policies and procedures
By
Amy Franklin, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT
Jul 06, 2017
How can I simplify the policies and procedures at my facility to make them more user-friendly?
Facility fined $552,000 for resident elopement and death
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 27, 2017
A skilled nursing facility that ignored warning signs of potential resident elopement and later made medical mistakes near the time of a wanderer’s death, was fined $552,109, according to a recently...
Three years later, nursing home workers get SEIU contract
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2017
Nearly 300 union members in three New Jersey facilities learned early Friday they had a new contract — their first in three years.
New survey guidance coming soon, CMS official says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2017
Interpretive guidance for the new survey process incorporating Phase 2 regulations may be released over the next few weeks, a top government official said Thursday.
Ask The Payment Expert: Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2017
Can you clear up confusion over quality measures and how long people remain on the report?
State News for June 2017
Jun 05, 2017
State drafting measures to create universal, single payer healthcare program after Canada’s example