Providers say malpractice law would encourage claimants to drag out cases
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2021
After vetoing a bill that would have allowed lawyers to collect 9% pretrial interest in medical malpractice cases, Illinois’ governor appears poised to give his blessing to a compromise version that...
Staffing agency use of ‘contractors’ opens nursing home clients to new risks
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 20, 2023
Staffing agencies that pay temporary nurses as contractors, issuing them 1099s instead of W-2 wage statements, may be putting the nursing homes who use them at increased legal risk.
OIG to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2022
A federal watchdog plans to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties, and the results could ultimately lead to even more oversight for the already highly regulated sector.
LTC leads hot healthcare market in first half of 2019
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 29, 2019
The changing face of long-term care continues to drive merger and acquisition activity for the fifth straight year, according to two new reports. Deal volume involving long-term care and assisted living...
MedPAC presents alternatives for measuring performance in unified post-acute incentive program
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
A congressional advisory panel tasked with developing a unified post-acute value incentive program is struggling with how to set fair benchmarks across healthcare settings, given differences in patient...
Skilled nursing wants bigger piece of ACO pie. A new model that shows paying provides for upgrades —...
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2019
Paying subsidies to offset the cost of making patient care more efficient could boost participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Plan and save Medicare up to 40%.
Congress takes first step toward dulling 2022 Medicare cuts
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 08, 2021
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the results of a Tuesday night House vote. Congress reached a bipartisan deal on Tuesday to stave off some impending Medicare cuts, but it...
Traditional Medicare better than Medicare Advantage with hospital readmission rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2019
Medicare Advantage users have higher risk-adjusted 30-day hospital readmission rates compared to traditional Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study released Monday. The findings countered previous...
Nursing discrimination rampant in residential care facilities: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Nurses working in nursing homes are among the most likely to face discrimination on the job, with 88% saying in a new survey that they had seen or experienced workplace racism by patients.
State’s oversight can’t get nursing home off the hook in understaffing lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2023
A California nursing home must face a possible class action suit claiming “chronic understaffing” led to resident right violations — despite its arguments that workforce standards are the purview...