Federal regulators are undertaking major changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and will continue to do so for five more months, officials said.
News and Analysis — As OBRA nears 20, criticism continues
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2007
It’s been nearly 20 years since the government passed landmark nursing home regulation reform. There has been improvement, but that is no reason to celebrate wildly, believes Senate Special Committee...
Federal regulators intensify spotlight on nursing homes; providers ask for more attention
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 27, 2022
Federal regulators took their campaign to make nursing home ownership more transparent to a new level Monday, and providers responded by urging the administration to do even more to reform a “broken...
ACHCA preps for Winter Marketplace conference
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 25, 2014
Organizers will be spinning out of Thanksgiving weekend in a final sprint of preparation for the American College of Health Care Administrators’ 21st Annual Winter Marketplace.
AAHSA: Republican chances of unraveling reform are slim
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2010
Healthcare reform opponents undoubtedly will try, but they are unlikely to be able to undo the landmark healthcare reform law. So said experts at the American Association of Homes and Services for the...
Phase 3 guidance for ROPs could be near
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
New information is expected soon from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on how nursing homes can comply with regulators’ Requirements of Participation.
SNF pay has gotten worse, MedPAC says
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Efforts to reform Medicare have actually damaged the way nursing home operators are being reimbursed, according to a new report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Urban Institute. Report...
SNF ownership focus heats up
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Top law officers from 18 states added their voices to a White House proposal to increase public reporting of nursing home ownership and related party information.
This freeze plainly brings you a chilling proposition
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2011
News that nursing home ratings would be frozen on the federal website for consumer research for six months drew a lot of interest from providers when regulators’ plans were announced this spring....
LTC HIT virtual show will be first in line this season
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2020
The Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit will take place Sept. 15-17 in an online format.