Editor’s Desk: Shameful ‘abuse’ icon debuts without regret
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 05, 2019
And so the day came when some 5% of nursing homes in the country were branded with their own “Scarlet Letter.” The letter, of course, was in the form of an open-palmed “stop” icon in a red circle.
CMS official to providers: Help us capture data to drive Medicare Advantage reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2024
The increased use of health data and providers’ own voices should be considered among the best tools available for achieving change in a system that increasingly relies on Medicaid Advantage and other...
LTC Pharmacy: Medi-chaos?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2005
Nursing home operators and pharmacies worry about how they
are going to implement the new Medicare drug benefit in time
SNF pay has gotten worse, MedPAC says
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Efforts to reform Medicare have actually damaged the way nursing home operators are being reimbursed, according to a new report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Urban Institute. Report...
Case for bundled pay made
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
Large-scale bundling of government reimbursements is needed, say researchers who have studied the topic. Post-acute care was the fastest growing major healthcare spending category for government programs...
Registration for HIT summit in swing
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2019
Progressive long-term care providers with a particular eye toward health information technology are gearing up for the Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit.
McKnight’s awards open
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
The entry period is now open for McKnight’s 3rd annual Excellence in Technology program.
This is (really!) it. Wednesday is final deadline for 2022 Women of Distinction entries
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 07, 2022
The final entry period for the 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program arrives at midnight Wednesday. That still leaves plenty of time to fill out the basic entry form as a way to gain some...
Trump budget cuts HHS 18%
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2017
President Trump’s first proposed budget chops 18% from Department of Health and Human Services funding and adds millions of dollars to combat healthcare fraud for fiscal 2018.
MedPAC: Cut therapy caps 33%, hike audits
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 02, 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended that Congress drop the annual allowable limits for Medicare Outpatient Part B payments by one-third. It would mean caps at $1,270, down from $1,880.