OIG to tackle skilled nursing payments, avoidable hospitalizations in FY 2016
By
Jun 08, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General will dig into Medicare requirements for skilled nursing care coverage during the remainder of fiscal year 2016, according to a new...
SNF fined $120,000 for not notifying doctor of resident’s heart attack
By
Jan 11, 2017
An Illinois skilled nursing facility is facing nearly $120,000 in state and federal fines after health officials said it failed to notify a doctor of a resident’s heart attack.
All-Korean SNF wing a trendy success
By
Nov 29, 2017
Officials at Lorien Columbia, a skilled nursing facility 20 miles outside of Baltimore, admit the idea of opening up a wing dedicated to Korean residents was “scary” at first.
Carter to retire as head of AANAC, AADNS
By
Nov 20, 2017
Diane Carter, MSN, RN, RAC-CT, C-NE, FAAN, will retire from her position as president and CEO of the American Association of Directors of Nursing Services and American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination...
Recent decreases in hospital readmissions may be the result of more return visits being defined as observation stays, which leave many Medicare beneficiaries without nursing home coverage, the Wall Street...
Trump’s Supreme Court pick may mean trouble for CMS, healthcare regs
By
Feb 02, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court Justice, has a history of sparring with federal agencies over regulations, a tendency that could bring some relief to long-term...
Michigan House approves plan to send frail prisoners to nursing homes
By
May 06, 2016
More than 100 frail prisoners would be released into Michigan’s nursing homes annually under a bill passed by the state House on Wednesday.
Landlord’s plans to turn SNF into condos led to residents’ deaths, lawsuit claims
By
Dec 22, 2016
An embattled New York nursing home operator is facing a lawsuit that claims its “fraudulent” pattern of purchasing nursing homes with the intent to flip them into condominiums led to some residents’...
CEO answers hurricane-hit Puerto Rico nursing home’s call for help with plane full of supplies
By
Oct 04, 2017
Last month an employee of a Puerto Rico nursing home appeared in an ABC News interview with a desperate request for anyone who was watching: Don’t let our residents die.
Demo projects need new safeguards, improvements, healthcare group says
By
Feb 14, 2017
A coalition of healthcare groups is pushing lawmakers and the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services to consider strengthening the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as they debate...