State shrugs off workforce shortage, starts staffing rule enforcement
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 11, 2023
New York’s nursing home providers are at odds with the state regarding the severity of the workforce shortage as enforcement of the state’s staffing mandate began Monday.
CMS announces Medicare appeals without administrative law judge hearings
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 07, 2014
Long-term care providers will be able to appeal certain Medicare claims decisions without going through an administrative law judge hearing, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) announced...
Federal government joins upcoding case against hospitalist company operating in LTC facilities
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 10, 2013
The federal government has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company systematically overbilled government health programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
Administration keeps up contraception fight with Little Sisters of the Poor
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Apr 26, 2017
Negotiations between the federal government and religious groups over the Affordable Care Act’s controversial contraception mandate could stretch on under a motion filed Monday in federal court.
HHS finalizes rule to clean up Medicare claim appeals process
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Jan 17, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will take aim at its massive Medicare claim appeals backlog with a rule finalized on Friday.
Groups urge Supreme Court to reject FCA provider liability theory
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Feb 01, 2016
Professional associations are pushing for the Supreme Court to reject a “one-size-fits-all” liability theory under the False Claims Act when the court reviews the issue this year.
Nurse aide admits to stealing, pawning resident’s wedding ring
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Jan 11, 2016
A former aide at a Minnesota nursing home has admitted to stealing the wedding ring off of a resident’s finger and pawning it over her lunch break.
MedPAC recommends lowering outpatient therapy caps by 33%
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 05, 2012
Already contentious Medicare Outpatient Part B therapy caps would likely receive even more attention if the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has its way. MedPAC recommended Thursday that Congress drop...
Feeding tube removal case goes to federal court
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Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2005
President Bush signed legislation early Monday that permits a federal judge to intervene in the case of Terri Schiavo, whose feeding tube was removed Friday amid much national protest. The judge heard...
Illuminate HC wins Quality division in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2017
Illuminate HC operators saw a “consistent and direct” correlation between delays in call-light response times and negative — and avoidable — patient experiences. Their efforts to change...