A Texas nursing home rocked by a resident-on-resident double homicide last spring has changed its name, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
White House budget could include surprises Monday
Jan 29, 2015
Long-term care providers will be among the Americans especially interested Monday to learn what President Obama will include in his 2016 budget proposal.
Why providers aren’t elated about new pay-for-quality goals
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 28, 2015
You can forgive long-term care providers if they weren’t outwardly jumping for joy at Monday’s announcement that Medicare is going to start paying for quality, and not quantity, of services.
Providers charging even $1 per page for EHR access could be violating HIPAA, report warns
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2015
Long-term care providers that charge people to access their electronic health records might be violating federal law, according to recently released findings from the American Health Information Management...
Ask the payment expert … about ABNs and denial letters
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 01, 2015
Can you demystify the ABNs and denial letters process?
State News for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers here will soon debate the merits of a bill that would require the state to pay facilities up to half of the money owed for uncompensated care for residents whose Medicaid applications...
CMS begins new round of recovery audit contracts, says improvements will be seen
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2015
Connolly LLC will be the recovery audit contractor responsible for reviewing durable medical equipment, hospice and home health claims on a nationwide basis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Best Bath Systems introduces redesigned tub
Dec 16, 2014
Best Bath Systems has released a redesigned Escape Plus walk-in tub, the company announced. The model has a new curved door, control switches and faster drains.
Congress leaves Medicare and Medicaid untouched in $1.1 trillion spending bill
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 16, 2014
The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate on Saturday will fund the government through September 2015, without any major changes to Medicare or Medicaid.
Analysis of antiseptics
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Data-driven strategies, acute-care solutions and natural ingredients will be increasingly important in the battle against HAIs and communicable diseases