Assisted living group launches quality improvement initiative
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 26, 2012
A new quality initiative program unveiled Wednesday targets off-label use of antipsychotics, hospital readmissions and staff turnover in assisted living communities.
Former assisted living CEO indicted on Ponzi scheme charges
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 26, 2012
The former CEO of an assisted living chain has been indicted on charges of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than a thousand investors out of $130 million.
Federal program would help consumers report medical mistakes, flaws
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
Government officials are developing a program that would make it easier for patients and their families to report medical mistakes made by healthcare providers.
Law would require monthly reports on nursing home antipsychotic use
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 24, 2012
A legislative proposal would require long-term care facilities to produce a monthly aggregate report of antipsychotic utilization in each facility, in addition to conducting a drug regimen review process.
Number crunchers express optimism over seniors housing and care market at NIC meeting
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 21, 2012
Investment in seniors housing continues to grow, but operators need to be prepared for the expanding role of managed care and a move toward value-based reimbursement, experts cautioned Thursday at the...
New tracking tools, guidance help nursing homes treat and prevent facility-acquired infections
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 19, 2012
Government health officials have released a tracking tool that can help nursing homes monitor healthcare-acquired infections.
New legislation would reimburse providers for transition of care services
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 19, 2012
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would reimburse providers for coordination of care services.
Analysis: Medicare sequester cuts would reduce SNF payments by $9 billion over 10 years
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 17, 2012
Skilled nursing facilities in the most populous states will be the hardest hit if Congress enacts the 2% across-the-board cut in Medicare payments to providers, two new analyses predict.
Medicare service providers cannot object to a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor’s (RAC) decision to re-open a payment decision, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
New Medicare payment reforms might not keep costs from rising, study says
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Between 2001 and 2010, spending on Medicare beneficiaries needing post-acute services has jumped from $26.6 billion to $58 billion.