Study: Ransomware the No. 1 cyber threat for healthcare providers
By
Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2019
Ransomware attacks are the biggest data breach threat facing nursing facilities and other healthcare institutions, a new analysis finds.
Operator accused of leaving a ‘wide path of destruction’ shuttering two facilities
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 05, 2018
A troubled skilled nursing operator is shuttering two of its facilities in Massachusetts, as pressure continues to mount from its creditors and Bay State regulators.
White House reportedly reviewing final rule to reverse nursing home arbitration ban
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reportedly reviewing a final rule that would reverse a ban on pre-dispute arbitration clauses for nursing home operators.
CMS announces new ‘innovations’ to Medicare Advantage plans
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 22, 2019
The federal government announced a broad array of changes to Medicare Advantage plans last week in hopes it will further pressure providers to up their game in caring for seniors.
AHCA chief Parkinson: This is our ‘toughest time,’ offers tips to turn the tide
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 09, 2018
SAN DIEGO — The head of the largest long-term and senior care trade group didn’t sugarcoat the current state of affairs Monday. In his 25 years in the field, this might be the most challenging climate...
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Identical names led nursing home to misinform family of resident’s death
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 07, 2018
An identity mix-up at a Texas skilled nursing facility led to a nurse telling the wrong family that their loved one had died, according to local reports.
Judge: Health department was correct in yanking away nursing home’s Medicaid dollars after years of...
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 13, 2019
A New Jersey nursing facility that was overpaid for a decade isn’t entitled to that rate of payment, an appeals court ruled last week.
Skilled nursing behind much of Next Generation ACOs’ $62M first-year savings
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 29, 2018
Groups of healthcare providers, working to better coordinate care and spending with one another, cut Medicare spending by $62 million in the first year, with much of that coming reduced use of skilled...
Nursing facilities increasingly provide hospice care, report finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 05, 2019
More nursing homes are providing hospice care, but such services remain largely underused, a new LeadingAge report finds.