OIG: Two-midnight policy led to limited access to skilled nursing care
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Dec 20, 2016
The implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ controversial two-midnight rule has left some “vulnerabilities” in its wake, according to a federal report published...
Bill would speed up post-acute coverage
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Observation stays would count toward establishing Medicare eligibility under reforms in a recent draft bill from the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Coroner releases findings from Ohio nursing home shooting
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May 17, 2017
Initial findings from an investigation into last week’s shooting at an Ohio nursing home that claimed the lives of two employees were released by authorities on Monday.
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Ask the payment expert: will state Medicaid payments change with the switch to Medicare RUGs IV?
Job prospects for recently graduated nursing students aren’t nearly as plentiful as they were a few years ago, according to recent reports.
Senators tell CMS not to lower LTCH reimbursements
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Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Senators are putting heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reject a proposal to lower Medicare reimbursements for long-term care hospitals.
Report calls for initiatives to curb LTC nursing shortage
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Haymarket Media
May 20, 2005
Recruiting and retaining nurses in long-term care will require initiatives from providers, as well as the local, state and federal government, according to a report released Thursday by the National Commission...
Elder abuse bill pushed
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McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2012
Lawmakers in Colorado are trying to change the fact that their state is one of only four that do not have mandatory reporting laws governing elder abuse. State Sen. Evie Hudak (D) introduced legislation...
Thinking about you: using resident surveys to better evaluate quality-of-life in long-term care communities
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Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Resident surveys are being used more often to determine what customers like—and dislike—about the quality of life they enjoy in long-term care communities