Amol Navathe, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Administrator invites residents to be a part of her wedding day
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 30, 2020
The bonds formed between providers and patients can sometimes feel like family. An administrator of a Georgia skilled nursing facility took that to an entirely new level by having residents be a part of...
Guidance on Medicaid block grants may be released this month
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 21, 2020
Guidance for states considering implementing a Medicaid block grant system could be days away.
1 day away: Nomination deadline for McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 13, 2020
The good news is you still have a little more than a day to enter if you haven’t submitted your nominations for the 2nd annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards.
Just 2 days away: Final nomination deadline for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards looms
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2020
Time has almost run out. The final nomination deadline for the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards is nearly here.
Longtime nurse retires after 54 years with Alabama SNF
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 08, 2020
After spending 54 years with the same Alabama skilled nursing facility, clinical services director Jewell Garrett is getting ready to close the page on the latest chapter in her life.
Section G removed in new draft version of 2020 MDS item sets
By
Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
Experts and providers currently are evaluating the latest draft version of the 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0) following an unexpected announcement Friday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Nursing home residents with HIV often lacking access to necessary — covered — meds: study
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Danielle Brown
Dec 15, 2019
Nursing home providers that have residents with HIV may need to take additional steps to ensure they’re getting necessary medications for treatment.
OIG report questions $6.7B in ‘inflated’ MA payments to health insurers
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 12, 2019
A federal watchdog agency is raising concerns that health insurers that sell Medicare Advantage plans are using chart reviews to make seniors appear sicker than they are in order to inflate risk adjustment...
Nebraska nursing home closures have created ‘economic ripple effect’
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Danielle Brown
Nov 26, 2019
The closure of more than a dozen nursing homes throughout the state of Nebraska this year are causing an “economic ripple effect” on nearby towns, community members warned.