Former SNF employee sentenced to 13 years for resident’s murder
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Sep 01, 2017
A former employee of an Illinois skilled nursing facility was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison, but is expected to serve only about half that time, after pleading guilty to murder in the death...
Woman wins $1.6 million verdict from SNF owner, contractor after meat slicer accident
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Jan 25, 2017
A skilled nursing facility and contractor will pay $1.6 million for a meat-slicer incident that severely damaged a Pennsylvania woman’s hand.
Regulators expected to rescind physician signature requirement for lab requisition forms
Feb 15, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has indicated that it might rescind a rule that requires physician signatures on requisitions for all clinical laboratory tests paid for by Medicare, as part...
Nursing facility deficiencies often unreported, GAO says
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revise existing written guidance to make it more concise, simple and less confusing.
Administration mulls move to defang anti kickback rules, seeks comments from providers
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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.
OIG should streamline Medicare’s self-disclosed overpayment protocol, provider group says
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 23, 2012
Federal officials need to provide clearer guidance and offer a more streamlined protocol for providers willing to self-disclose Medicare overpayments, a leading long-term care group says.
Behavioral health monitoring company selects tech provider
Jun 27, 2018
Cordant Health Solutions, which provides monitoring tools for behavioral health, chronic pain and workers’ compensation organization, has selected Xybion Corporation Workers’ Comp Cloud.
Medicare, Medicaid fight could take center stage after debt ceiling extension
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 23, 2013
Medicare and Medicaid funds could face steep cuts in the House of Representatives’ 2014 budget. GOP congressional leaders have promised dramatic spending reductions to rally conservative support...
State News – November 2023
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2023
Indiana has recommended several companies to provide Medicaid managed care to seniors but by early October had yet to issue $15 billion in contracts.
Providers’ deadline arrives for coronavirus vaccine distribution choices
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Danielle Brown
Oct 26, 2020
Long-term care providers have only five days to opt into the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution program.