CMS changes PDPM website, says new RAI manual to be delivered early
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 15, 2019
After receiving a barrage of feedback, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its new website for the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and touting a quick release for a much-anticipated...
SNFs lose $1 billion in reimbursement due to ‘corrective’ actions
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 19, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services trimmed reimbursements to skilled nursing facilities by about $1 billion last year, due to what the agency described as actions that would “reduce payment...
Most common cancer surgery for SNF residents often worsens lives: Researcher
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 30, 2018
Operating on frail, elderly nursing home residents who are suffering from breast cancer may not be the best course of action, according to a new study.
New ‘Conversation Nurse’ model bolsters care coordination for SNF patients
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
Can we talk? A group of providers is improve care for seriously ill elderly patients with a simple solution: Speaking more with one another.
CEO Mackey stepping down from troubled Five Star Senior Living
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 11, 2018
The chief executive of struggling Five Star Senior Living is stepping down at the end of the month, the company announced Tuesday afternoon.
Nursing homes, hospitals use $8M grant, ‘special soap’ to jointly fight drug-resistant infections
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 03, 2019
Skilled care providers in two states are banding together with their hospital brethren to take a simple approach to better addressing superbugs that have been resistant to antibiotics.
CMS strengthens decentralization push, gives states more Medicaid authority
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 20, 2018
Aiming to cut down on regulatory burdens and give more power to states, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making notable changes to the Medicaid program, the biggest source of payment for...
Nursing home residents are at risk due to the Trump administration’s desire to lift a ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements, a powerful eldercare lobbying group said this week.
Nursing homes will be in crosshairs of Senate hearing on abuse next week
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 01, 2019
The Senate Finance Committee is planning to hold a hearing on nursing home abuse next week, aiming to increase pressure on the industry to address safety issues.
Nursing home on the hook for C. diff infection death, court rules
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
A Massachusetts nursing home must face a medical malpractice suit for allegedly failing to diagnose one of its resident’s bacterial infections leading to his death, an appeals court ruled recently.