The shift to value based payment models, drug repackaging restrictions and consolidations are among the biggest concerns for the long-term care pharmacy sector, according to report released Thursday by...
This was no Sunday stroll
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Dec 06, 2017
On most days, housekeeper Darnel Williams catches a bus to work. If she misses the bus, it’s about a 40-minute walk to Park Manor of South Belt, a skilled nursing facility in South Houston, TX.
Telemanagement helps trim readmissions from facilities
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Nov 06, 2017
Heart failure patients whose conditions are monitored using a telemanagement system may be less likely to be readmitted to the hospital from a post-acute care facility, according to the results of a recent...
ACOs missing out on millions in payments by not assuming more risk, report finds
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Jul 20, 2017
Accountable care organizations could have garnered $886 million in additional payments in 2015 if they took on greater financial risk, according to a new report.
REITs wary of skilled nursing sector woes, report asserts
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Jul 04, 2016
Real estate investment trusts are becoming increasingly cautious of the pitfalls associated with skilled nursing portfolios, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
Nursing homes accused of ‘dumping’ less lucrative residents
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May 09, 2016
Complaints of nursing homes discharging residents who require higher levels of care in favor of less labor-intensive, more lucrative patients are on the rise, according to a new report published Friday...
Wrongful death suit against SNF filed too late for arbitration, appeals court rules
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Jul 26, 2017
A lawsuit claiming an Ohio skilled nursing facility was negligent in a former resident’s death can’t be sent to arbitration since the claim was filed after the statute-of-limitations had expired,...
Final Trump budget adds more Medicaid cuts, draws criticism for potential SNF impact
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May 24, 2017
President Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 was published on Tuesday, and it shows higher cuts to Medicaid funding than previously anticipated.
New OIG Medicaid fraud data, map shows nearly $1.9 billion in recoveries
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Mar 07, 2017
Medicaid Fraud Control Units delivered nearly $1.9 billion in recoveries in fiscal year 2016, according to a new data set and interactive map released Monday by federal officials.
Report: LTC liability costs to rise in 2017
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Jan 06, 2017
A skilled nursing facility with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay roughly $235,000 in liability expenses in 2017, according to the recently issued Aon Global Risk Consulting/American Health Care Association...