Managed care contracts, surveys and success stories tackled at start of AHCA convention
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 08, 2013
In the two years since an 11% reimbursement cut hit skilled nursing facilities, providers have regrouped and have achieved modest successes, the president of the nation’s largest nursing home association...
McKnight’s heads to AHCA/NCAL annual convention
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 04, 2013
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News will be heading to Phoenix this weekend to bring you the latest news from the 64th annual AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention and Expo.
Revised guidelines increase flexibility for additional document request submissions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has decided to ease guidelines concerning auditors’ requests for additional documentation. CMS is giving providers a small break by saying auditors should...
Penn State’s unwell approach
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2013
Of the many questions you hopefully know you can’t ask during a hiring interview, a big one is whether the candidate is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. So why is it okay for Pennsylvania...
IRS issues guidance on employer mandate
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 08, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service handed down instructions for following the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate Thursday, and encouraged insurers and employers to start following draft rules in 2014...
How Diana Nyad teaches us to fail better
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2013
As you may know, 64-year-old Diana Nyad became the first person to complete a 110-mile swim between Cuba and Florida without a shark cage Monday. Let’s remember that she’s not the oldest woman...
Profile: The grateful gatekeeper
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Close to 50 years ago, John F. Taylor made two important decisions. First, he married his wife, Paula. Then, he left college roughly 10 credit hours shy of graduating.
Employers giving too much credit when hiring: research
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Employers often use correspondence bias when hiring, with potentially negative results, a study has found.
Care tied to resident satisfaction in report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Nursing home residents are more satisfied when the level of care in their facility is higher, according to a new analysis of Massachusetts facilities.
‘Co-opetition’ can promote innovation, LTC leader says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Cooperative competition or “co-opetition” is largely dormant in the long-term care market, one industry leader said in July.