Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
Medicare antifraud efforts paying off, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 21, 2012
Although Medicare’s fraud detection tactics have been sharply criticized by lawmakers and provider groups, federal officials say efforts are paying off.
SNF residents can sue operators over staffing, appeals court says
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 17, 2012
California nursing home residents have more ammunition to sue the operators of the facilities they live in for violating state nurse-staffing regulations, an appeals court ruled this week.
Golden Living and Genesis facilities take top quality awards
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Two nursing homes in Wisconsin and Rhode Island have taken top honors in a national quality awards competition.
Nursing home pay-for-performance program yields mixed results, report says
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Under a pilot program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rewarded nursing homes that met financial savings goals and improved quality of care.
CMS wants comments on ICD-10 readiness
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 13, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is looking for comments from providers, vendors and other stakeholders about the collection burdens related to ICD-10 readiness.
Proponents of a bill to cut out the “observation stay” Medicare loophole got a boost from a House of Representatives member Wednesday.
Nursing home clown robber pleads guilty to armed robbery
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 09, 2012
The West Virginia woman who robbed a nursing home at gunpoint back in May while dressed as a clown pleaded guilty this week.
Health info expert: Time for long-term care providers to raise their hands for inclusion
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 08, 2012
Long-term care providers must collaborate and create partnerships with their acute care counterparts in order to make efficient use of new technology, a health information management expert told listeners...