Attorney General Letitia James (won a preliminary injunction that requires a nursing home company accused of committing more than $83 million in Medicare and Medicaid fraud to pay for an independent financial...
Feds finalize automatic appeal waiver, but threaten to cut penalty reductions
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
A new process waiving CMP appeals is raising questions about whether the change might ultimately cost providers more in the end.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 14
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2023
New York drops state requirement for nursing home, hospital masks … $300,000 grant supports emergency prep efforts for Virginia nursing homes … Deaths 5 times lower with bivalent COVID booster vs....
Flurry of Medicare Advantage regulation likely to hit nursing home coffers
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 03, 2023
Federal efforts to rein in Medicare Advantage spending and recoup payments awarded for improper diagnoses will likely lead to even more financial pressure on nursing homes that serve plan beneficiaries,...
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to finalize its minimum staffing rule for nursing homes during 2024, an official confirmed Tuesday during a national stakeholder call.
State News – October 2023
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
Gov. Tim Walz (D) (pictured) took a budget victory lap at a nursing home late this summer, allowing the operator to ask for continued and more robust support for the sector.
Skilled nursing revenues lower but Five Star sees electronic records as salvation
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
Though its nursing home revenues dropped significantly in 2017, Five Star Senior Living leaders sounded convinced Wednesday that efforts to improve electronic record keeping and data tracking will lead...
Vayyar positions HOME monitoring system for use in senior care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 15, 2020
Vayyar Imaging, a global leader in 4D imaging technology, is positioning its new Vayyar HOME as a pendant-free monitoring solution for facilities and home caregivers. The technology requires no wearables...
BREAKING: Congressional study eviscerates for-profit nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2022
Dire conditions inside for‑profit nursing home chains contributed to deadly, early-pandemic conditions inside facilities, while “convoluted corporate structures” may have helped companies “obscure...
PointClickCare earns leadership award for care coordination
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2019
Frost & Sullivan has recognized PointClickCare with its 2019 North America Product Leadership Award for its integrated care coordination platform, Harmony by PointClickCare. The software-as-a-service...