New skin injury standards may lead to clinical clarity but they also present myriad questions about billing and liability issues for many long-term care providers
Ask the Nursing Expert about … director of nursing skill sets
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Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Nov 05, 2016
How have director of nursing skill sets changed the most in recent years? What should I be concentrating on to enhance my skill sets and marketability?
Profile: Niles Godes
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
Of all the adjectives that may come up when talking to Niles Godes — terms such as “wonky” and “poodle owner” — what doesn’t immediately spring to mind is “skilled...
Study: Residents’ preferences found to be misaligned with life-sustaining directives
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Nov 03, 2016
Skilled nursing facility residents’ current treatment preferences don’t always agree with forms detailing their preferences for life-sustaining medical orders, results of a study published...
Medicaid managed care success hinges on provider input, experts say
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Nov 01, 2016
As the number of states adopting managed long-term services and supports programs increases, healthcare providers will benefit from making their thoughts and concerns known to managed care stakeholders,...
U.S. Supreme Court will review Kindred arbitration case
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Oct 31, 2016
A case involving the validity of arbitration agreements used in Kindred Healthcare facilities will get its day before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a memo released Friday.
Family pushing for class action lawsuit against provider Revera
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Oct 21, 2016
The family of a resident who died following a stay at a Canadian nursing home is hoping others will join in a $200 million lawsuit against a provider.
AHCA files lawsuit challenging feds’ pre-dispute arbitration ban
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Oct 18, 2016
The American Health Care Association filed a lawsuit on Monday fighting back against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently issued ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in nursing...
SNF operator, exec, to pay $2.5 million in false therapy claims case
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Oct 17, 2016
A Massachusetts-based skilled nursing operator and its director of long-term care have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted inflated Medicare claims for therapy...
States ramping up efforts to shift care out of SNFs to control Medicaid costs
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Oct 14, 2016
Nearly every state is pushing to move more long-term care services to home or community-based settings as an effort to rein in Medicaid spending, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows.