Legislation takes aim at socioeconomic factors behind hospital readmissions
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May 20, 2016
Medicare’s hospital readmission penalties could see changes based on socioeconomic factors under a bill proposed in the House on Wednesday.
LPN arrested for falsifying test records about resident’s fall death
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May 17, 2016
A former licensed practical nurse at a Louisiana veterans nursing home was arrested Monday on charges that she falsified records about a resident’s death following a fall.
OIG slams insufficient Medicare documentation, especially from nursing homes
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Elizabeth Newman
May 16, 2016
The reported error rate for Medicare Fee-for-Service in fiscal year 2015 was 12.09%, well above the compliance threshold of 10%, a new government report finds.
An uplifting experience
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John Hall
May 04, 2016
Rising to new standards of care by revising current areas for lifting and bathing units takes time, money and, maybe most of all, understanding of resident mix.
How to do it … HUD LEAN mortgages
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John Hall
May 04, 2016
It’s hard to beat the HUD LEAN mortgage program for heavily leveraged owner-operators looking for the predictability of long-term loans at fixed rates. Here are a few pointers from experts on how...
SNF receives $5.9M loan
Apr 26, 2016
Capital One said it has provided a $5.9 million, 35-year fixed rate HUD loan to refinance a skilled nursing facility in Princeton, IN.
Accuracy key to staying ahead of changes to MDS 3.0, quality measures, experts say
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Apr 19, 2016
Providers should conduct accuracy reviews of their facility’s data base in order to prepare for changes to the MDS 3.0 and the Five-Star Quality Measures slated for this year, experts emphasized...
Authorities using data to file False Claims charges, take whistleblowers out of equation
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Apr 18, 2016
Some states are turning to data mining, a method of finding patterns in large amounts of data, to prevent whistleblowers from swaying False Claims Act cases, one expert shared last week.
Former nursing home CNA charged with raping resident, other assaults suspected
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Apr 05, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a North Carolina nursing home was charged last week for allegedly raping a resident.
LTC’s smart choice for president: Minnix in 1-6
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James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2016
By the time you’re reading this, the nation could have a much better idea who will be slinging mud at one another this fall for the top office in the nation. One way or another, it hasn’t been...