Court: Arbitration agreement still enforceable even though SNF doesn’t have copy of it
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2016
A skilled nursing facility that doesn’t have a copy of a signed arbitration agreement can still compel arbitration, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday.
Episode-based payment the focus of Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2014
As value-based payment and delivery models take hold in Medicare, providers must shift their focus from managing stays to managing episodes of care. Experts from Avalere Health leading a McKnight’s...
Women of Distinction Awards entries in full swing
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 18, 2020
The nomination period for the McKnight’s 2021 Women of Distinction Awards program has entered a prime stage for submitters to prepare entries.
The Government Accountability Office recently issued a pair of reports within days of one another critical of how the Medicaid program gathers data and screens its provider participants.
Looking to open eyes about ‘observations’
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
Bully for provider groups pulling out the stops to draw attention to the ludicrous mishandling of “observation stay” designations by many hospitals. One prong of the plan is to have providers...
LTC minds meet and — voila! — $3.5B in savings
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2018
The plan was as simple as it was ambitious: Find “no-brainer,” perhaps nonsensical, regulations and practices that should be eradicated from nursing home routines. Consider step one a rousing success.
CMS memo: ‘Dramatic staff losses’ not happening due to vax requirements
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2022
Declaring once again that “Vaccine requirements work,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Tuesday urged healthcare facility administrators to increase...
CMS proposes Medicare ACO overhaul to prod more risk-taking
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 10, 2018
“Pathways to Success” is predicted to save the Medicare program $2.2 billion over 10 years.
Medicare complainers line up here for help
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2017
If you’ve had some kind of complaint about the rigmarole of Medicare lately — and who hasn’t? — now’s the time to start getting it fixed.
Trump budget wields more Medicaid cuts than expected
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
Providers who first thought they would be on uncommonly good footing with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House were stunned earlier this year when Medicaid reform was put...