Medicare Shared Savings Program cut PAC spending by 9%, study shows
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Apr 20, 2017
Drops in skilled nursing admissions contributed to a 9% cut in post-acute spending for accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, recent research found.
CMS told to crack down better on improper Medicaid payments
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Apr 19, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to step up its involvement in states’ Medicaid integrity programs in order to strengthen oversight and identify overpayments, according to a new...
LPN charged with arson, attempted murder after nursing home fires
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Apr 07, 2017
A licensed practical nurse at a Louisiana nursing home is facing charges of attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting five fires within the facility.
A nursing assistant at an Illinois skilled nursing facility allegedly misread a medical chart and therefore declined to resuscitate a 52-year-old resident prior to her death last year, according to a lawsuit...
Claims about SNF funding, Medicaid among ‘glaring errors’ found in lawmakers’ letters...
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Mar 23, 2017
Some lawmakers have included errors and inaccuracies about the Affordable Care Act and its potential replacement in correspondences with their constituents, according to a new report from ProPublica.
Former nurse raped by supervisor sues SNF, parent company
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Mar 08, 2017
A former nurse at a Colorado skilled nursing facility has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was raped by a supervisor whose history of sexual harassment was known when he was hired.
Keeping the love alive after the honeymoon
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Feb 07, 2017
Recent research from a long-term care employee research group has found first-year workers in the sector are nearly 10% more engaged that workers who have been at their jobs for more than a year. Managers...
Provider gets court’s OK for new developments after competitors stage legal battle
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Jan 19, 2017
An Illinois-based rehabilitation provider can start building two new facilities after fighting other long-term care facilities in court over the development.
Keep your goals for 2017 short and tweet
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Jan 17, 2017
You could write out a long list of personal or work-related goals for 2017 to cover all your bases, but you run the risk of getting overwhelmed or focusing on some goals over others. Instead, take the...
Read all about it: Journalists writing residents’ stories leads to success
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Jan 10, 2017
There’s a question that’s key to the long-term care industry but all too often — for a variety of reasons — goes unanswered: Who were your residents before they became your residents?