Therapy providers agree to $8.4M settlement for upcoding allegations
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2021
Two therapy providers will pay a total of $8.4 million after being accused of providing unnecessary services at skilled nursing facilities in order to increase their Medicare reimbursements.
3 risks many long-term care providers don’t realize they’re exposed to
By
Jason Zuccari
Jul 02, 2021
COVID-19 has shown just how precarious the situation in some long-term care facilities can be. During the first few months of the pandemic, many LTC providers were stuck trying to interpret mercurial public...
The finalists for the 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards have arrived
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 02, 2021
A panel of expert judges has determined the short list of finalists for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellent in Technology Awards competition.
Antigen tests just as effective as PCR in preventing COVID outbreaks, NIH study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
A “highly anticipated” study now shows that both testing approaches can give 98% sensitivity when used at least twice weekly in a screening program.
60 seconds with … Jennifer Stelter
Jul 01, 2021
Jennifer Stelter, Psy.D., CDP, Chief Engagement Officer Resident Engagement Institute
CMS per-incident penalties for providers soar — and could be headed higher
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2021
The total amount of fines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has collected through per-incident penalties has increased more than eight-fold from 2016 to 2020, and the figure is projected to...
Little to no gains for nursing home infection preventionists pre-COVID
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2021
In the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities did little to improve the number or quality of in-house infection preventionists, according to member...
All by myself
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 29, 2021
When I am nervous about something, I hate being by myself. I want to know what to expect, what’s going to happen next, and most importantly, that there is somebody that’s got my back. I don’t think...
Optimism about rising occupancy rates ‘may be justified’: NIC
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 28, 2021
Long-term care operators’ optimism about the recent rise in occupancy levels is completely “justified” following continued improvements, according to the latest data from the National Investment...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 28
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2021
To save itself, Medicare could deny coverage of controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, expert predicts … Aduhelm most appropriate for early dementia, MCI, experts say … Eli Lilly to seek early approval...