Provider sues state over delayed Medicaid payments, wants managed care pay halted
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Fed up with slow-to-arrive Medicaid payments and a “dysfunctional” managed care system, one Arkansas provider is striking back.
Thieves hold nursing home employees at gunpoint, steal drugs
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 26, 2019
Employees at one Alabama nursing home received a rude awakening early Wednesday when they were held at gunpoint by two masked intruders.
Provider advocates say ‘abrupt’ changes to Nursing Home Compare are confusing consumers
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 25, 2019
Industry trade groups slammed changes to Nursing Home Compare that went into effect on Wednesday, concerned that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is “moving the goalposts” for providers.
Nursing home industry leader snaps back at claims of ‘lax oversight’
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 18, 2019
One of the nursing home industry’s top leaders is firing back at a Washington Post opinion piece that alleged that SNF care is declining because of fewer regulations and lax oversight.
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
Administrator directs CMS to conduct ‘comprehensive review’ of nursing home regulations
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
The top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday that she has directed the agency to undertake a “comprehensive review” of its regulations, guidelines and processes relate...
‘A big deal’: Former foes AARP, nursing home lobbying groups unite to improve eldercare
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 01, 2019
AARP, an occasional foe for nursing home advocates, is now joining forces with providers in Florida in a bid to together improve care for seniors.
To survive under PDPM, smart operators must integrate themselves into hospital networks, invest in tech,...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
A banking expert is predicting that the skilled nursing industry’s new payment model is going to create a world of “haves” and “have-nots.”
Hospitals owning SNFs is a ‘viable strategy’ to manage care costs, researchers say
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
Hospitals pushing to acquire skilled nursing facilities may be on a solid path to success under new payment models.
Skilled nursing pros convene in one place today to tackle industry’s biggest challenges
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Months of preparations culminate this morning with the arrival of McKnight’s Online Expo. Attendees can earn up to five free CE credits over the next two days.