Provider groups call for big changes to value-based purchasing bill
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Sep 16, 2016
A House bill that would establish a value-based purchasing program for post-acute care needs major revisions before it earns providers’ support, several industry groups told lawmakers in a letter...
Nursing home must pay interest on once-vacated $2M damages
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 29, 2018
A judge is forcing a North Carolina nursing home to pay interest on $2 million in damages awarded last year, even though the original award had been temporarily vacated.
RAC beats CMS on payment lawsuit appeal
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John Hall
Mar 16, 2015
A federal appeals court last week ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services violated federal contracting regulations when it stretched out payment terms for recovery audit contractors.
GAO: Small group of private-equity firms dominates nursing home acquisitions
Oct 28, 2010
A new Government Accountability Office report highlights the need for greater transparency in nursing home ownership, three federal lawmakers say.
Spouses don’t know partners’ end-of-life preferences, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jul 12, 2007
Spouses tend to guess wrong about the end-of-life wishes of their loved ones, a new study suggests.
San Francisco nursing home workers strike against cut benefits, frozen wages
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Haymarket Media
Nov 23, 2004
Cut benefits and frozen wages led about 360 San Francisco nursing home employees to strike on Monday. The employees at the Jewish Home for the Aged began their strike at 6 a.m. Monday and were expected...
‘Resident for a Day’ program delivers insights, recommendations for LTC leaders
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Nov 13, 2017
A program that placed administrators-in-training into the shoes of nursing home residents helped promote person-centered care, new research finds.
New state law would require anti-abortion messaging in nursing home bathrooms
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Dec 14, 2016
Oklahoma nursing homes will be required to post anti-abortion signs in their public bathrooms by 2018 under a new law.
Enhancements made to nurse call system
Sep 27, 2016
Jeron Electronic Systems Inc. said it has made enhancements to its Provider Nurse Call “PC Console” LAN-based real-time activity display.
CMS updates survey procedure for civil rights requirements
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Sep 09, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require Medicare providers to electronically submit proof of compliance with civil rights requirements, according to a memo sent last week.