Report to Congress finds $474M in improper payments from fee-for-service Medicare
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
That’s according to the latest report to Congress on 2016 work done by Recovery Audit Contractors in fee-for-service Medicare. The RAC program was put in place to review provider payments, after they’ve...
Therapy pay switch provokes providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2018
Skilled nursing providers happily received word of a 2.4% Medicare pay increase in the government’s final 2019 payment that was announced in late July.
State News for September 2018
Sep 05, 2018
State News for September 2018
Tech-policy junction
By
Meredith Beirne
Sep 05, 2018
Providers respond to federal guidelines and share strategic thoughts on how long-term and post-acute care operators can rise and thrive in the digital world
DEL-ivering the goods
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?
Judge says skilled care provider can keep quality control records secret in wrongful death lawsuit
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 30, 2018
A New Hampshire nursing home that’s being sued for wrongful death does not have to divulge details about its quality control program, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
Administration mulls move to defang anti kickback rules, seeks comments from providers
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 28, 2018
The Trump Administration is considering ways to ease anti-kickback rules. Device manufacturers and provider groups would welcome such a move, which they claim would help improve care coordination and delivery.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
LeadingAge counters after Senator’s staffing demands
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 21, 2018
A leading industry advocate is firing back, a few days after one U.S. senator demanded changes related to nursing home staffing.
Providers must give entrance fees back to families more quickly under new law
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 21, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities in New Jersey must give funds back to residents’ descendants more quickly after the passage of a new law last week.