Hospital association sounds off on SNF prospective payment proposal
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Jun 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider skilled nursing payment proposals that could benefit the “unique” characteristics hospital-based facilities, the nation’s...
Dual-eligible ACO model could be jeopardized by changes to Medicaid
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Dec 21, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently announced accountable care organization model for dual eligibles could be at risk if lawmakers overhaul the Medicaid program in the coming years.
Volunteer threatened SNF administrator with gun during Harvey evacuation
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Oct 03, 2017
One of the volunteers involved in the controversial evacuation of a Texas nursing home following Hurricane Harvey pulled a gun on the facility’s administrator after he resisted their help, according...
Warning comes with sharp rise in hospitals holding ownership links to post-acute care
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Sep 06, 2017
The percentage of hospitals with shared ownership or investor links to a post-acute care provider jumped from 25% in 2005 to nearly 50% in 2015, a new Health Affairs study shows. That sharp increase could...
Antibiotic stewardship mandate demands better leadership and training, experts stress
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Apr 04, 2017
Long-term care leaders learned seven core elements of a successful antibiotic stewardship program Monday at the ACHCA annual convocation Monday. The key is to look up, on expert said.
Payment hike achieved, providers turn focus to quality aspects of FY 2017 rule
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Aug 03, 2016
The release of the final skilled nursing payment rule for fiscal year 2017 gave relief to providers, and rightfully so: it boosted payments to the sector by $920 million. But other provisions tucked in...
You’ve got mail — and some work to do
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Sep 16, 2015
“We don’t do email.” At first I wasn’t sure if I heard the person on the other end of the phone correctly. Here was a long-term care provider in this, the year 2015, who didn’t...
EHR vendor to pay $155 million in first-of-its-kind False Claims Act case
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Jun 01, 2017
Electronic health records vendor eClinicalWorks will pay $155 million to settle claims that it misrepresented its software and gave kickbacks to customers, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
SNF care coordination, 3-day stay rule targeted in 2017 doc fee schedule
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Jul 11, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed physician fee schedule for calendar 2017, and it includes significant aspects for care transition management and the skilled nursing...
Long-term care’s biggest provider groups expressed relief last week over a proposal to increase skilled nursing payments by 2.1%, but remain wary about the four new quality measures that are attached.