Omega optimistic about new payment model as it looks beyond Orianna
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 07, 2018
As a leading skilled nursing operator starts to close the book on one troubled chapter, it holds an optimistic eye toward the field’s future.
Hospitals in bundled payment initiatives steering patients away from SNFs: study
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 07, 2018
Hospitals participating in bundled payment efforts are actively reducing the use of skilled nursing care in their respective areas. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new study out of the University...
‘New wave of superbugs’ becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants, scientists say
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 06, 2018
Multi-drug resistant superbugs, which can cause dangerous infections, are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants, according to a recent study.
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 6
Aug 06, 2018
Governor signs new laws aiming to streamline Medicaid application process for seniors … Arrest warrant issued for former nursing home resident who sprayed staffer with bear repellent … Louisiana...
CMS updates providers on changes coming down the pipeline soon
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 06, 2018
Staffing data for Payroll-Based Journal must be submitted by August 14, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials reminded providers last week.
Palliative care conference to be held this month
Aug 02, 2018
The fourth International Conference on Palliative Care, Medicine and Hospice Nursing will be held at the end of the month in Massachusetts.
Medicare Part D premiums down, CMS says, as administration aims to curtail swelling drug costs
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 02, 2018
Premiums for nursing home residents’ prescription drug plans have dipped for the second year in a row, in what the administration hopes is a sign that efforts to curb prescription costs might be...
Retro payments from provider not good enough, NLRB says, after nursing home suspended merit-based pay
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board is hitting a nursing home operator for “unlawfully” suspending a merit-based raise program.
Exploding hospice industry vulnerable to fraud, OIG says
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
The hospice care industry has ballooned in interest over recent years. But at the same time, nursing home residents and others receiving such care are often subject to improper care and fraudulent billing,...
CMS grants skilled nursing $820 million raise in final payment rule
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
As anticipated, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its final rule for paying skilled nursing providers on Tuesday. Providers will see an $820 million raise for fiscal 2019, which begins...