Hospice use does not raise care costs in long-stay SNF residents’ final months of life, study finds
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May 06, 2016
The use of hospice services doesn’t increase care costs for long-stay nursing home residents in their last six months of life, according to a new analysis.
Most stroke patients should go to inpatient rehab facilities, not nursing homes, heart/stroke association...
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May 05, 2016
The majority of people recuperating from a stroke should be treated in an inpatient rehabilitation facility, rather than a nursing home, according to new recommendations from the American Heart Association/American...
New DOJ task forces targeting worst SNFs
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May 04, 2016
The Department of Justice is forming 10 regional task forces to expose and improve nursing homes that are found to provide “grossly substandard” care.
DOL finalizes anti-union ‘persuader’ rule
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May 04, 2016
Employers will be required to report any anti-union and collective bargaining activity to employees under the final version of a “persuader” rule issued by the Department of Labor in late March.
Broader HIPAA audits underway
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May 04, 2016
New HIPAA audits are focusing on healthcare providers as well as their business associates, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights.
Nurses aren’t documenting all ulcer interventions: study
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May 04, 2016
Documentation of pressure ulcer prevention measures by nursing home staff may be lacking, and not match the actual preventative measures taken, a new study suggests.
American Psychiatric Association calls for ‘judicious’ use of antipsychotics for people with...
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May 04, 2016
Healthcare providers should focus on “judicious” use of antipsychotic medications when treating people with dementia, according to new guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association.
Federal government sues provider after workers are fired for seeking religious exemption to flu shot
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Apr 29, 2016
A North Carolina-based healthcare provider has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly firing three employees who asked for a religious exemption from the company’s mandatory...
Virgin Islands nursing home fights CMS order to move residents to mainland U.S.
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Apr 28, 2016
The only licensed nursing home in the U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a last-ditch effort to prevent the agency from shuttering the facility...
CMS makes it official: 6 new quality measures go live on Nursing Home Compare
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Apr 28, 2016
Six new quality measures were added to Nursing Home Compare on Wednesday, making for the largest addition of quality measures to the website since 2003.