Alleged overuse of antipsych drugs leads to federal case
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
A pair of California nursing homes are facing federal False Claims Act charges for allegedly overmedicating residents with antipsychotics and other drugs.
Watchdog faults state for failing to reinvest penalty dollars back into SNF care
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 13, 2019
A new investigation by a federal watchdog finds that one state is not doing enough to expend penalty dollars that it’s collecting from nursing homes.
The importance of data accuracy
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 10, 2013
Has a day gone by when you haven’t heard about a new healthcare reform requirement coming of age? This month skilled nursing facilities were supposed to have started having an operational compliance...
Inspector General investigating nursing home staffing: Report
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 31, 2018
A federal government watchdog is launching an investigation into enforcement of nursing home staffing standards in the wake of a high-profile New York Times report on the issue.
Ask the payment expert: Why are there so many lower RUG levels in residents receiving therapy?
‘Impossible’ Medicare Advantage denials decried during Senate hearing
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
A Senate subcommittee Wednesday sent letters to the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurers, demanding they reveal internal documents that illustrate how they make coverage determinations.
COVID-19 relief funding, oversight, and the strings attached
By
Marleah Keuler-Grahek
Jul 29, 2021
Over the past year, long-term care providers have received unprecedented amounts of federal funding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do providers want to avoid recoupment of these funds,...
California’s 2nd largest SNF operator pays $450,000 to settle whistleblower claims
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jun 30, 2021
Plum Healthcare Group will pay $451,439 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming false Medicare billing at its skilled nursing facility in San Marcos, CA, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
COVID-19 got you down? Maybe this can help
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 10, 2020
Declining admissions? No one wants to come to your facility? Welcome to COVID-19. Maybe telemedicine can help.
Federal regulators say they will back off nursing homes — at least for now
By
John O'Connor
Mar 10, 2014
If you’ve been involved in the long-term care field for any length of time, you should be quite familiar with how the government typically deals with bad news about nursing home care.