Industry leaders were pleasantly surprised to learn that nursing home operators had exceeded goals for lowering unnecessary antipsychotics use. The level dropped by nearly 20% over a three-year span.
CMS: Nursing homes should start submitting staffing data in two weeks
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Sep 18, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data Oct. 1 for the best results, federal officials said during a SNF Open Door Forum conference call Thursday.
Deal lets former Hollywood stars stay put, for now
Feb 25, 2011
A nursing home and hospital that cares for Hollywood’s former actors may get an extended run after all.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently finalized 2014 Medicare rate updates for hospices and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and also laid out quality metrics. Hospices will receive...
Ask the Payment Expert about … new CMS initiatives
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Patricia Boyer
Nov 05, 2016
There are so many new programs coming out from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently that it’s hard to understand. Is the criteria the same for them all?
MedPAC chairman: Three-day stay requirement is ‘archaic’
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2014
The government should pay for skilled nursing care without a preliminary three-day hospital stay, and the recovery auditor program should be reformed, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members said...
Recent decreases in hospital readmissions may be the result of more return visits being defined as observation stays, which leave many Medicare beneficiaries without nursing home coverage, the Wall Street...
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
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John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
Skilled nursing facilities find new opportunities, new challenges with 60% rule
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John Andrews
Apr 01, 2008
Since the reduction of the so-called 75% Rule to 60%, SNFs have to work even harder to attract Part A therapy residents
Wounds unwelcome
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John Andrews
Nov 01, 2013
As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention