New OIG litigation team will tackle Medicare, Medicaid fraud cases
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Jul 02, 2015
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has created a new team of attorneys focused solely on litigation involving Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
AHCA supports push for clarity in value-based purchasing, quality program implementation, leader says
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Jun 19, 2015
Quality reporting and value-based purchasing should be coordinated with the Nursing Home Quality Initiative, the American Health Care Association and American Hospital Association agreed this week.
Researchers turn to mussels as a model for bio-adhesives
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
The biology that allows mussels to stick to underwater surfaces is providing insight to researchers looking at wound care.
Over 2,000 hospitals will be targeted for readmission penalties starting Oct. 1
Aug 14, 2012
In about six weeks, more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals will be subject to financial penalties for preventable readmissions, making their relationships with post-acute providers more important than ever.
Alzheimer’s taskforce plan now includes mention of assisted living services
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 29, 2012
Intensive lobbying paid off for assisted living groups vying for inclusion in the national Alzheimer’s taskforce plan. The most recent taskforce plan includes assisted living in its strategy to assess...
Obama issues pro-union orders
Feb 03, 2009
President Obama issued a series of pro-labor executive orders Friday, sparking new worries for providers and other employers that even more pro-union action could be forthcoming.
Providers respond to Consumer Union’s ‘Nursing Home Watch List’
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Haymarket Media
Sep 27, 2004
The American Health Care Association came out in defense of the quality of care provided by nation’s nursing homes and called a report issued last week by the Consumers Union inaccurate and misleading....
Providers rip huge backlog of therapy claims reviews
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James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2014
A provider-sponsored survey recently uncovered huge backlogs of therapy claim reviews for beneficiaries who exceeded the Medicare Part B caps limits.
Proposed legislation from the House of Representatives would decrease skilled nursing facilities’ Medicare rate updates, introduce new post-acute payment systems and institute readmissions penalties...
Ask the treatment expert: tips for determining if a foot wound is a diabetic ulcer or a pressure ulcer
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Donna Sardina
Jun 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute