Senators introduce bill to expand Medicare telehealth coverage
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Apr 06, 2017
A bipartisan bill meant to boost Medicare’s coverage of telehealth services was introduced in the Senate last week.
Rule to boost EHR oversight gets White House review
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Aug 23, 2016
A proposed rule that would grant federal officials more oversight of complaints and safety issues related to electronic health records moved one step closer to finalization last week.
Hospital slams ManorCare hepatitis C lawsuit
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Apr 21, 2016
“Simply untrue” is how defense attorneys described allegations in a lawsuit filed against a hospital by skilled nursing giant ManorCare and victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent...
‘Implied’ False Claims issue gets Supreme Court hearing date
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Mar 08, 2016
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 19 in a controversial case to determine what exactly makes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act.
Common drugs hike death risks by 31%
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Aug 09, 2017
A class of medications commonly prescribed to seniors for conditions such as urinary incontinence might increase the risk of mortality among nursing home residents with depression, a recently published...
Coordination helps cut hospitalizations
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Apr 05, 2017
Care coordination models that use medication management, end-of-life planning and nurse involvement may help reduce hospitalizations and Medicare costs among skilled nursing residents, a recent study shows.
Argentum launches dementia initiative ahead of national conference
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Feb 19, 2016
The nation’s largest senior living trade association has launched a new initiative to hone in on best practices for dementia care.
Genworth settles lawsuit alleging LTC insurance misreporting for $219 million
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Mar 16, 2016
Insurance provider Genworth will pay $219 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misrepresented the profitability of its long-term care insurance unit, the company announced last Friday.
LTC staff spend only half of time on care
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Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care nurses spend more than half of their time completing tasks that don’t involve resident care, according to new research in the Journal of Nursing Studies.
Unified pay by 2021: MedPAC
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May 06, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted in April to recommend an accelerated timeline that would see implementation of a site-neutral post-acute care payment system kick off in 2021.