Joint Commission Resources announces CMS consulting program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
A new CMS consulting program is being offered by Joint Commission Resources. Long-term care groups can receive assistance from former state or federal surveyors, the company said.
CMS warning: Don’t meddle in Medicare plans
By
Haymarket Media
May 23, 2006
The federal government has cautioned nursing homes against guiding residents toward specific Medicare Part D plans.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2020
LTC pharmacies lament financial distress, request pandemic relief … 421,000 COVID tests headed to assisted living communities from the federal government … Watch for dangerous atrial fibrillation...
Audits paused, providers glad
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
Long-term care providers are applauding a pause in the Medicare recovery audit contractor program.
COMS adds Outcomes IQ
Jul 31, 2013
COMS Interactive LLC has introduced an additional software module called Outcomes IQ™.
Provider associations appeal for hurricane assistance, praise helpers
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 21, 2004
The presidents of both the American Health Care Association and the American Association of Housing and Services for the Aging praised their Florida members’ efforts at managing the crises left behind...
Providers target ‘bottleneck’ in hiring of foreign RNs, therapists
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
Long-term care providers are calling on the Department of Labor to improve the process it uses to determine prevailing wages for foreign physical therapists and registered nurses as a way to ease the ongoing...
$560 million in additional Provider Relief Funds headed to providers
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2022
The federal government is delivering $560 million in Provider Relief Funds to COVID-impacted healthcare providers starting this week.
Senate leaders amp up pressure to highlight facility vax rates
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 14, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is facing additional pressure from two Democratic lawmakers to make COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home residents and workers more accessible for...
DOJ probe on states’ nursing home policies draws criticism
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
The Department of Justice is being accused of deploying a partisan attack in an effort to humiliate Democratic governors after it announced a potential probe into four state’s controversial nursing home...