Medicare cuts on pace to top $782 million, Alliance claims
Sep 01, 2012
Operators are bracing for a 2% Medicare pay cut that is slated to kick in Jan. 1. That translates to $782 million in reimbursement reductions per year over the next decade, according to an industry assessment...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide slashes C. diff rates in acute-care settings … Memory deficits afflict about 70% of patients with long COVID, investigators say … Even with statins, high triglycerides...
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 25
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
Screen COVID-19 pneumonia survivors for cognitive deficits, scientists say … Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests … Incidence of aggressive prostate...
AHCA joins hospital association in urging for more time on complex interoperability rules
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 25, 2019
The nation’s largest nursing home lobbying group has joined the American Hospital Association to urge federal health officials to hold off on new interoperability measures.
Florida ombudsman ousted after asking nursing homes for detailed ownership information
Feb 09, 2011
Gov. Rick Scott (R) fired the director of Florida’s Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, Brian Lee, suddenly on Monday. Lee, who had held this position for seven years, had recently asked Florida’s...
CMS expecting big crowd for MDS 3.0 special Open Door Forum
Jan 09, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the first time is requesting advance registration for a nursing home “Open Door Forum.” The federal regulatory body will report results of its...
Government watchdog says CMS should continue prior authorization projects
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2018
A report issued Monday by the Government Accountability Office says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should extend tests of a prior authorization program that have saved up to $1.9 billion.
RACs push back against audit improvement bills
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 06, 2013
An advocacy group for independent Medicare auditors has sharply criticized two bills that would put new controls on Recovery Audit Contractors. The Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 was introduced...
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Jun 24, 2014
AHCA applauds Senators’ push for expanding vets’ long-term care options … RAND releases policy blueprint for better dementia care … Man pleads guilty in $205M scheme to place assisted...
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Apr 20, 2010
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