Knee, hip replacements qualify for therapy cap exceptions, CMS says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week outlined the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process for providers.
Oh, the places they’ll go: Provider gives residents the vacation of a lifetime
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Nov 21, 2017
For many residents living in Signature HealthCARE’s Hometown facilities, vacations weren’t a regular part of pre-long-term care life. There were farms and families to be taken care of, after...
Grassley wants explanation for performance-based bonuses
Mar 05, 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is upset with the way some Iowa nursing facilities are receiving performance-pay bonuses and has said he will ask federal regulators to explain them. Grassley’s request...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 17
Mar 17, 2021
Antibiotic use in nursing homes saw a big jump in early pandemic months … PA nursing homes fined more than $31K for COVID-related complaints … First-of-its-kind study finds Pfizer COVID vaccine highly...
Federal government sues provider after workers are fired for seeking religious exemption to flu shot
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Apr 29, 2016
A North Carolina-based healthcare provider has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly firing three employees who asked for a religious exemption from the company’s mandatory...
Nestlé Professional MINOR’S adds low-sodium, gluten-free base
Jul 22, 2014
MINOR’s Low Sodium Gluten Free Base is available in chicken, beef and vegetable, Nestle Professional announced.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 24
Jun 24, 2020
Fauci testifies that coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the end of 2020 … In surprise move, Virginia releases names of facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks … HHS releases updated FAQ on Provider Relief...
HHS seeks health IT data from industry vendors
Aug 31, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services wants to study nursing home patient assessment data to determine whether health information technology standards can improve care coordination. More specifically,...
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 20
Aug 20, 2020
Connecticut failed to protect nursing homes in early days of pandemic: study finds … Florida panel unlikely to recommend reopening of nursing homes to all visitors … 64% of assisted living providers...
Critics of nursing-home hospices suspicious of revenue
Jan 31, 2011
When a major lobbying group trumpeted the long-term care industry’s status as an economic and job-creating powerhouse last week, critics took the opportunity to press for further inquiries into how...