Court: Provider must face federal upcoding charges
By
John Hall
Feb 24, 2015
A federal judge has ruled that a hospitalist company with thousands of post-acute care customers must face federal charges that it overbilled the Medicare and Medicaid programs millions of dollars.
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to come
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added...
Mobile MedSoft announces e-prescription rollout
Feb 11, 2015
RNA Holdings LLC/Mobile MedSoft has successfully integrated and rolled out the iAMOS Doctor EPCS (Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances) application, the company said.
Genesis closes Skilled Healthcare purchase
Feb 03, 2015
Genesis HealthCare completed the acquisition of Skilled Healthcare Group on Monday. The combined company will have a new NYSE ticker symbol (GEN) and operate under the name Genesis Healthcare Inc.
Threat to Medicare pay
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
Believe it or not, there exists a tiny sliver of skilled care facilities that do not receive Medicare funds. And a few other operators have never encountered billing issues with Uncle Sam. Members of this...
LTC expert panel: Cautious optimism for SNFs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2015
As 2014 drew to a close, long-term care providers had reason to pat themselves on the back. Successes over the past year included a significant reduction in off-label use of antipsychotics, improvements...
Common meds linked to dementia risk
Jan 27, 2015
A higher use of anticholinergic medications has been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.
Tackling risk with bundled payments in Jan. 29 webinar
Jan 07, 2015
Hear from Avalere experts on navigating BPCI milestones in 2015.
Back to faxing orders?
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2015
Medication order transmission standards changed from HL7 to NCPDP 10.6, but not all providers are caught up, increasing risks, time and possibility of errors
Rides for loved ones a reasonable benefit, AHCA claims
By
John O'Connor
Dec 08, 2014
Operators should be able to offer free or discounted rides to the loved ones of residents being transported to skilled care facilities, asserts a letter from the American Health Care Association.