OIG: Payment problems remain for Medicare Part D drugs in nursing homes
Jun 10, 2008
Two reports from the Office of Inspector General found problems with respect to the Medicare Part D program and nursing homes. One pertained to continuing payment obstacles while the other said that nursing...
Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
McKnight’s Online Expo arrives in just 5 days!
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Mar 09, 2017
Providers will have a chance to connect with colleagues, learn from long-term care experts and earn up to five free continuing education credits when McKnight’s 11th Annual Online Expo kicks off...
CCRC reaches $1.5 million settlement in case of resident smothered to death by staff member
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 05, 2014
A South Carolina continuing care retirement community has entered into a $1.5 million civil settlement in the case of a resident who was murdered by a staff member.
Ask the care expert … about regulating INR
By
Sherrie Dornberger
May 01, 2014
I am a charge nurse on a skilled care unit. We have one resident in particular on warfarin and we can’t seem to regulate the INRs. Can you give me some ideas on how to assist with solving this problem?
Caring for their own family members creates unique burdens, benefits for geriatric healthcare professionals,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 16, 2014
Healthcare professionals who work with seniors experience complex and at times distressing effects when they also are caregivers for aging family members, according to a recently published study. The research...
Ask the payment expert: payment trends related to medical review
Any suggestions as to how to follow up in an efficient manner after I delegate duties?
Health Concepts, COO to settle false claims allegations for $2.2 million
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Sep 30, 2016
Rhode Island-based skilled nursing provider Health Concepts Ltd., along with the company’s chief operating officer, have agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations that the company inflated...
Ask the payment expert: How well are the new MDS rules working?
By
Patricia Boyer
Oct 01, 2012
Now that we are a few months after the April MDS assessment changes, how are rules working for facilities?