A sense of excitement, complemented by an air of relief, greeted the release of the new RAI manual that gives providers a roadmap for dealing with their new payment system.
Staffing, IC and mental health: Fall Online Expo webinars tackle big topics Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 11, 2020
Helping frontline caregivers and managers do their jobs better in the COVID-19 era will be the focus of three CE-bearing webinars Thursday (Sept. 17) at the annual McKnight’s Fall Online Expo.
Matching pay rates to slow
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2012
Lower Medicaid federal matching rates will be in place for about 30 states in fiscal 2014, according to a report from the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Just a handful of states will see an...
Alliance’s defection big jolt to the AHCA
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 12, 2005
For the past five years, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care represented the American Health Care Association’s largest members.
Federal judge to troubled operator: Exhaust other options before you make a federal case
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 11, 2013
A facility with a history of safety deficiencies must exhaust its administrative options before seeking relief in the courtroom, a district court judge ruled. Moreover, the requested temporary injunction...
Payment and Policy: Surveyors turn attention to activities guidance: Expert
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2007
Providers should stay on guard, even if they haven’t yet felt
the heat from 18-month-old activity and psychosocial surveyor guidance.
PDPM rules will curb upcoding: expert
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2018
One of the unplanned byproducts of a proposed new payment system could be a better legal image and standing of therapy and rehab providers.
Complaint by whistleblowers will cost hospice $4 million
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2015
A hospice company that hired medical directors with close ties to nursing homes to better pursue allegedly fraudulent practices has agreed to a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
PharMerica, Kindred settle kickback suit
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
AHCA: Statistical sampling an improper ‘sledgehammer’
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
The nation’s largest association for nursing home and other long-term care operators has publicly expressed its staunch disapproval of a federal prosecution method that takes only small slices of...