SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
Medicare pilot programs to begin this year
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to begin this year, agency officials announced.
Nursing home accused of failure to report resident-to-resident sexual contact
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
A Massachusetts nursing home failed to report the alleged unsolicited sexual contact between residents, according to a report by a state agency.
Also in the News for July 30
Jul 30, 2015
National Institutes of Health requests $1.06 billion for Alzheimer’s research… Hospice owner given three years in prison for Medicare fraud… Seniors’ coffee habits may increase...
Sunrise will go to trial on liability case
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Jul 30, 2015
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. will face trial on whether it can be held liable for the alleged negligence of its subsidiary.
RF Technologies receives Quick Response Plus certification
Jul 29, 2015
RF Technologies has received UL 2560 certification on its Quick Response® Plus wireless nurse call system, the company announced.
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended to July 31
Jul 21, 2015
Providers now have until Friday, July 31 to submit their entry to the 4th Annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
CMS considered prohibiting binding arbitration entirely, seeks comments
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Jul 21, 2015
Facilities that present binding arbitration agreements to residents must ensure the residents fully understand the agreement, according to a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Facilities misleading public about dementia care services, review claims
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 16, 2015
Nearly 60% of Massachusetts nursing homes that say they can handle residents with dementia are misleading the public about the extent of their services.
Senators request GAO report on Medicaid oversight of care in assisted living facilities
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 15, 2015
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a report on Medicaid oversight and quality of care in assisted living facilities, according to Sen....