Changes in FY 2018 rule will ‘clarify’ requirements for complaint investigations … Gaps found between SNFs’ 5-Star ratings, Facebook reviews … Family outraged over LTC facility’s...
Also in the news for Tuesday, April 7
Apr 07, 2020
Senior living operators request $20 billion from feds … CMS discusses Medicare’s telehealth benefit in latest video … The CDC outlines the best material for creating homemade masks … Increased...
CMS to collect revisit fees this year
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Haymarket Media
Sep 20, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has established a system to charge healthcare facilities fees for follow-up inspections this year, according to a final rule published Thursday. Nursing homes...
Sunrise appoints committee to look into possible wrongdoing
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Haymarket Media
Dec 13, 2006
The Sunrise Assisted Living Inc. board has appointed a special independent committee to review recent insider sales of Sunrise stock, as well as the company’s historical practices related to stock...
Senators want delay of power wheelchair rules enactment
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Haymarket Media
Oct 05, 2005
Three Republican senators have asked Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan to delay implementation of new Medicare rules for power wheelchairs.
What’s your load? How nurses can lighten med usage
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 23, 2014
The US Food and Drug Administration recently requested that practitioners stop prescribing combination prescription pain medications that have more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, etc.,...
California denied federal bailout funds, future of long-term care funding remains uncertain
Jun 17, 2009
Obama Administration officials Tuesday denied a request from California lawmakers for federal financial bailout assistance, according to recent reports. The Golden State faces a $24 billion budget deficit...
Court refuses to block removal of Florida woman’s feeding tube
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Haymarket Media
Mar 17, 2005
A Florida state appeals court Wednesday denied a request by the parents of Terri Schiavo to block the removal of her feeding tube. The decision now leaves few options for the woman’s parents before...
Senior living company can pay referral fees for new residents despite kickback concerns, OIG advisory...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 23, 2014
A nonprofit senior housing and care provider can continue to pay an agency for referring new residents, despite concerns related to anti-kickback laws, according to a newly released government opinion.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 7
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 07, 2018
Court weighs death records request from Rehab Center at Hollywood Hills, citing 12 Irma deaths last year … Nursing home wins legal battle with former employee over wrongful termination … Sitting is...