GoldenLiving Center – Dunwoody has chosen Reliant Home Choice for on-site dialysis.
Nursing home operators hail ‘historic’ Senate passage of permanent ‘doc fix’...
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 15, 2015
The Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass H.R. 2 Tuesday night, paving the way for repeal of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and drawing the praise of the largest nursing home association in the country.
Reinventing rehab
By
John Andrews
Apr 06, 2015
SNFs have increased their presence in rehab for years, and now many need to replace, restore or otherwise reinvigorate their programs.
More changes ahead for the current ratings system: feds
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 06, 2015
Staffing and retention rates are expected to be added to the Nursing Home Compare website in 2016.
RAC battles move forward
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2015
The debate over whether Recovery Audit Contractor audits are an incentive-laced system of provider harassment or a necessary tool to redistribute misspent Medicare funds continues. Neither side appears...
New tech tools help operators recruit staff more effectively
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
Long-term care providers are increasingly turning to technology that can recruit or track new hires, with the latest system coming from OnShift.
Locking the box
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2015
The HIPAA landscape evolves for providers as cloud storage, mobile devices and large-scale cyber attacks present new challenges to security and privacy efforts
Clean it up, throw it out
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 06, 2015
Whenever I pass one of those cinderblock mini-storage places with double-loaded rows of strictly functional corridors, I think the same thing: “That looks like some nursing homes I’ve been...
Medicare payment group changes name
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2015
A Medicare payment watchdog group saddled with huge case backlogs and heavily criticized for causing delays in resolving reimbursement issues has changed its name and location on the web.
Medicare auditors exaggerating predictions of insolvency, providers say
By
John Hall
Mar 12, 2015
Recovery audit contractors continue to bemoan an audit moratorium and are now saying it is contributing to dire predictions about Medicare program solvency. A RAC group says that General Accountability...