Lawmakers introduce bill to extend pregnant workers’ protections, cite nursing home case
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McKnight's Staff
May 20, 2013
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would require employers to make reasonable job modifications for pregnant women. The lawmakers were motivated in part...
CMS needs to re-evaluate heart attack payment structure, AHA argues
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should exclude certain patients, including those in hospice and or with end-stage renal disease, when evaluating the payment structure for heart attacks, the...
Therapy whistleblower suit allowed to proceed in MN
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2012
An occupational therapy assistant will be able to move forward with a lawsuit against her former employer over what she says were fraudulent therapy claims.
CMS updates survey guidelines for antipsychotic drugs in dementia care
By
McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated survey guidelines regarding nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications for dementia care. The 59-page interim guidance revises Appendix...
CMS explains therapy cap notification requirement, but more guidance needed, NASL leader says
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McKnight's Staff
May 09, 2013
A recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid memorandum provides some clarity regarding new therapy cap notification rules, but providers still need guidance on other aspects of therapy reimbursement, according...
Make CMS audits less burdensome, providers urge lawmakers
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 29, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take a variety of steps to make audits less burdensome, healthcare providers stated in white papers submitted to members of the Senate Finance Committee....
Regulations for nursing home ethics programs and QAPI still in the works, administrators say
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 22, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is still working on the regulations for ethics and compliance programs that nursing homes were supposed to have implemented this month, CMS administrators admitted...
Provider groups protest MedPAC recommendations to reduce therapy caps
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 18, 2013
Resident care would suffer and providers would shoulder a larger burden if Congress acts on the latest recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, advocates for the long-term care sector...