Post-Irma death toll at Florida SNF rises to 9 as provider sues state to stop Medicaid ban
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Sep 21, 2017
The death toll from the Florida skilled nursing facility that lost its air conditioning following Hurricane Irma rose to nine residents on Tuesday, as the provider geared up for a legal battle with state...
High court affirms: State not responsible for warning residents in SNF that admitted sex offender
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Apr 17, 2017
State Iowa officials are not at fault for releasing a sex offender who moved to a nursing home and later sexually assaulted a resident, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled.
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...
Mixed fungi film slows foot ulcer healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
Researchers have discovered that fungi found in chronic wounds can form mixed bacterial-fungal biofilms associated with poor outcomes and longer healing times.
State News for October 2015
Oct 05, 2015
West Virginia — West Virginia has begun requiring a comprehensive background check program for long-term care employees. All skilled nursing providers will be required to use the program by the beginning...
Providers, CMS at odds over dual eligible program
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 13, 2014
Some nursing homes and other providers are engaging in “bad behavior” by trying to persuade people to opt-out of a managed care demonstration project, a top government official recently claimed....
Increase managed care transparency, long-term care providers urge Senators
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 18, 2014
The government should collect and release more claims information from managed care plans, the nation’s largest long-term care provider association stated in a recent letter to leaders of the Senate...
Expanded meal deliveries could reduce nursing home admissions, but cost benefits vary by state, researchers...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2013
Modest expansions of meal delivery programs could reduce the number of Medicaid beneficiaries in nursing homes, but such a plan would not be cost-effective in every state, according to newly published...
ITUpdate
Apr 01, 2013
» Health information technology helps nursing homes coordinate care and better protect resident privacy, says noted researcher Gregory Alexander, Ph.D., of the University of Missouri’s Sinclair...
Fine levied against nursing home accused of misusing funds for Alzheimer’s unit
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of State has fined a nursing home operator $15,000, alleging that it misappropriated funds designated for a new Alzheimer’s disease unit.