Nursing home to pay $14,500 settlement over alleged immigrant worker documentation requests
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 07, 2014
A New York City nursing home has agreed to a $14,500 settlement related to charges that it was too aggressive in asking immigrant workers to provide documentation, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Nursing home did not warn worker who was taken hostage in active shooter drill, lawsuit alleges
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
A nurse at a Life Care Centers of America facility in Colorado was not notified that she would be threatened and taken hostage by a gunman as part of an active shooter drill, according to a lawsuit filed...
CMS announces Medicare appeals without administrative law judge hearings
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 07, 2014
Long-term care providers will be able to appeal certain Medicare claims decisions without going through an administrative law judge hearing, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) announced...
New Senate bill pushes for more funding away from nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 25, 2014
More Medicaid funds would flow toward home- and community-based services rather than nursing homes under legislation introduced Tuesday by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA).
GAO: 14% of nursing home residents on Medicaid have more than $100,000 in assets
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 24, 2014
Most nursing home residents on Medicaid have financial resources that were not counted toward their eligibility for the government insurance program, but few have substantial assets tucked away, according...
Federal government needs to boost Medicaid managed care oversight, GAO says
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 20, 2014
The government’s oversight of Medicaid managed care organizations is not strong, even though these entities cover about 50 million people and are growing rapidly, according to a recently released...
Medicare claims reviews should be more streamlined, government report states
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Tim Mullaney
May 23, 2014
The government could improve Medicare oversight by creating a more uniform and unified post-payment review system, according to a report from federal officials.
Misconduct at historic nursing home was not malicious, $6 million verdict should be overturned, lawyer...
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Tim Mullaney
May 15, 2014
A $5.75 million verdict against the former administrator and board members of a historic nursing home should be thrown out because their misconduct was not malicious, a lawyer argued before a federal appeals...
Providers could be slapped with monetary penalties for slow response to document requests under OIG proposal
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Tim Mullaney
May 13, 2014
Long-term care providers are facing an expanded list of infractions that could trigger civil monetary penalties, including slow response to document requests. The proposed regulation from the Department...
For happy residents, don’t go the extra mile
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Tim Mullaney
May 13, 2014
I have a welcome message to share with long-term care professionals: You should relax. Don’t worry about going above and beyond for your residents and their families, because chances are, they’re...