Changes to SNF inspections, staffing requirements and new quality measures coming in April, CMS says
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality, with a big shakeup starting as soon as next month.
Providers can cheer widespread quality improvement, but infection control poses a challenge: AHCA report
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 03, 2013
More long-term care facilities are earning top marks in national quality ratings, but providers may need increased focus on infection control, according to the American Health Care Association’s...
Illinois: New reforms present Catch-22 situation
Oct 01, 2010
Recently passed nursing home reform laws in Illinois will require facilities to increase the number of staff. It’s a requirement many in the nursing home industry are calling a Catch-22.
60 Seconds with… Peter Buerhaus, Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center
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Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Q: Your most recent research shows providers should be happy that the nursing shortage may be only half as bad as predicted in 2000, right?
A: If you can be happy living with a category 4 hurricane parked...
Legislation would require nursing homes to up nurse-to-patient ratios
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
Nursing facilities would need to limit the number of residents a registered nurse cares for, under a recently proposed Pennsylvania House measure.
CMS proposes change to short hospital stay rules
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Jul 06, 2015
Hospital patients may get a reprieve from the controversial “two-midnight” coverage policy under changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
MedPAC calls for loosening of ‘3-day’ qualifying stay, RAC auditing reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2015
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending allowing nursing home coverage for beneficiaries who have spent as little as one day in hospital inpatient status, combined with up to two days...
Quality guides will help: NQF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
The National Quality Forum recently endorsed 21 measures for nursing home residents and short-stay patients.
Operators are getting hip to short-stay rehab opportunity
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing home chains are beginning to tap into a new revenue stream through their therapy divisions: short-term stay units.
AHCA previews new quality metric announcement
By
John Hall
May 07, 2015
The American Health Care Association is expected to announce today six new quality metrics, some of which raise the bar on nursing home staff turnover and hospital readmissions.