GAO: Managed care growth putting Medicaid funds at risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
End-of-year comments from the comptroller general indicated ways the Medicaid and Medicare programs can continue to improve, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services increasing its oversight...
Wound care riddles remain, despite $11 billion price tag
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2015
There are a lot of questions still swirling around why certain residents develop pressure ulcers, but it’s unquestionable they remain a costly problem for long-term care providers.
Nursing home lobbyists fight back against proposed provider tax reduction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 21, 2012
As lawmakers negotiated a budget deal Thursday, the American Health Care Association voiced its objection to cutting the Medicaid Provider Assessment statutory threshold.
MedBanks bring security to long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 18, 2018
CUBEX LLC’s MedBank Medical Solutions, a leading provider of pharmacy and supply management technology, has added two new solutions for healthcare facilities and institutional pharmacies looking to improve...
More than $80 million paid out to Pioneer ACO beneficiaries, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 05, 2015
Nearly $81 million has been made in payments on behalf of beneficiaries in Pioneer accountable care organizations through Sept. 30, a new report finds.
Stryker to pay $80 million in OtisMed claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 09, 2014
Medical device manufacturer Stryker and its subsidiary OtisMed Corporation will pay more than $80 million to resolve criminal and civil liability claims related to knee replacements, the Food and Drug...
Surveyors not ruled biased for seeking $42,600 in fines
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
A Jewish nursing home in Pennsylvania has been turned back in its attempt to have a penalty reviewed that it said resulted from a biased survey process.
Facing the music: Providers learning new moves so they can stay in step with new dance partners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
There’s no doubt today’s long-term care provider must be able to dance with managed care and accountable care organizations. But while many are proving they can tango with transitions or rumba...
Cushion boot released
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 20, 2018
Restorative Medical has released the Flo-Form Complete Care Boot. The boot offers help for patients with contractures of the foot and ankle, foot drop, plantar flexion and conditions resulting from various...
Hospitals using post-acute care as their ‘piggy-bank’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2019
Hospitals have saved money in alternative payment models through reducing institutional post-acute care, especially in skilled nursing. Perhaps even worse, they are potentially headed toward unintended...