The federal government is looking closely at how post-acute providers, such as skilled nursing facilities, spend Medicare dollars. SNFs should know their operations and understand real outcomes before...
Florida to permit GAO survey of elderly voting access next Tuesday
Oct 28, 2008
Two days after receiving a letter from U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning has agreed to allow officers from the Government Accountability...
GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficiencies
May 16, 2008
State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.
Pressure’s on
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2008
Caregivers have been feeling the heat as CMS has started to focus more on wound care prevention in nursing facilities.