VP/Director Post-Acute Care Services, Life Care Services
DEL-ivering the goods
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?
Therapy pay switch provokes providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2018
Skilled nursing providers happily received word of a 2.4% Medicare pay increase in the government’s final 2019 payment that was announced in late July.
Expo will offer MDS answers
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2018
Many providers are still trying to master new Minimum Data Set requirements, which are less than a month away.
1,400 homes lose one star
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes recently lost star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare website because of allegedly inadequate numbers of registered nurses on staff or failure to report reliable staffing information.
Bundled pay scheme steers clear of SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Hospitals participating in bundled payment efforts are actively reducing their use of skilled nursing care, according to a study in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Senator demands staffing info
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2018
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance is demanding answers on how the federal government plans to better hold nursing homes accountable for staffing decisions.
An early sign of Parkinson’s
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
A thinning retina was correlated to progression of Parkinson’s disease in new data published in an August issue of Neurology.
Superbugs are more resistant
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
Multi-drug resistant superbugs, which can cause dangerous infections, are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants, according to an Australian study.
Overhauled payment model hikes rates by $820 million
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2018
Almost lost in the dust-up over some aspects of the newly released Patient-Driven Payment Model is the fact that skilled nursing providers will receive a healthy 2.4% Medicare market basket increase, starting...