LTC liability costs to rise by 5% for 3rd straight year
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Nov 20, 2015
Long-term care facilities can expect their annual loss rate to increase by 5% over the course of 2016, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Health Care Association and Aon Global...
CMS updates survey procedure for civil rights requirements
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Sep 09, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require Medicare providers to electronically submit proof of compliance with civil rights requirements, according to a memo sent last week.
SNF turns therapy gym into makeshift bedroom to house residents evacuated by Hurricane Harvey
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Aug 28, 2017
A Texas skilled nursing facility jumped from 80 beds to 150 late last week as it welcomed residents from a sister facility evacuating ahead of Hurricane Harvey.
Let the government teach you a lesson about millennials
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Oct 04, 2016
The stars in the workforce-strategy universe must have aligned on Thursday, because a new government report about millennials dropped around the same time that we kicked off a webcast on hiring and retaining...
Sequestration set fraud recoveries back by $1 billion, HHS says
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Mar 01, 2016
Federal anti-healthcare fraud programs recovered less money in 2015 because of budget sequestration, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
$90 billion spent on fee-for-service providers in 2013
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Jun 03, 2015
New data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that 950,000 providers were paid $90 billion in Medicare fee-for-service payments in 2013, compared to 880,000 providers receiving...
ONE DAY TO GO: Payment, Quality, Tech info — and free CE credits — at tomorrow’s Fall Online...
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Sep 21, 2016
Providers will get a chance to learn from top long-term care experts and earn up to three free continuing education credits tomorrow at McKnight’s Fall Online Expo — all without leaving their home...
LTC nursing organizations merge to develop unified certification, lobbying
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Jul 10, 2015
The AANAC has purchased assets of the AALTCN and its publisher the Health Education Network, a move that long-term nursing leaders say will combine the best of the organizations and strengthen the nursing...
Man found alive after being dropped off at intersection 10 miles from nursing home
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Mar 07, 2017
An Illinois man was found in a ditch Monday, three days after being dropped off at an intersection nearly 10 miles from the nursing home where he was supposed to be admitted.
Start-ups to star at Argentum national leadership conference
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Feb 06, 2017
Senior living leaders can catch a glimpse of the future by visiting the Start-Up Pavilion, a new offering at the 2017 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference. The conference will be held May 1-3 in...