» Extendicare announced the hiring of Michael Guerriere, M.D., as its new president and CEO in September. Prior to taking on the role Oct. 22, he served as board member of the 118-facility Markham, Ontario-based...
60 Seconds with…
Feb 01, 2022
You examined hospital transfer trends among older and “younger” long-stay nursing home residents. Are there really that many young nursing home patients?
Pay switch costs a bundle
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2018
Total episode payments declined but the Medicare program lost big from 2013 to 2016 with Bundled Payments for Care Improvement. The total cost was nearly $290 million. Model 2, the most commonly used track...
PASRR assessment paused
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2020
Federal regulators have put pre-admission screenings on the back burner, at least temporarily, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Nurse leaders: We need to be seen as ‘clinical experts’
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
While nurse leaders are humbled and utterly thankful for the “hero” recognition they’ve received amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they resoundingly would instead prefer to be viewed as “clinical experts”...
CMS targets pay schemes
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 05, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has said it is going to crack down on “impermissible financing arrangements” currently taking place under Medicaid.
60 seconds with … Nicole Fallon
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Q: Skilled nursing facilities were recently issued corrected value-based purchasing reports due to a calculation error by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Did the error cause much trouble? ...
Illinois makes it simpler for ex-offenders to work
Sep 06, 2019
Illinois is attempting to make it easier for people with criminal records to get a job in the healthcare industry after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a new measure at the end of July. In Illinois,...
Medicaid changes sought
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 05, 2018
Skilled care providers were reacting with caution to proposed “significant” changes to private Medicaid plans that federal officials say will lessen regulatory burdens and give states more flexibility.
A sense of excitement, complemented by an air of relief, greeted the release of the new RAI manual that gives providers a roadmap for dealing with their new payment system.