Analysts break ground with first batch of SNF Medicare Advantage data
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 11, 2021
Managed care plans typically hold all the cards when it comes to rate-setting. But a new way of analyzing billing data could finally give increasingly leveraged providers a better leg to stand on, financial...
Healthcare reform can improve care and reduce costs for ‘dual-eligibles’
Dec 20, 2010
Implementation of the healthcare reform bill, or the Affordable Care Act, could improve the quality of care and reduce costs for “dual-eligibles,” according to findings of a new report from...
The future of our professions
By
Frank L. Grosso, RPh
Mar 18, 2015
ASCP’s upcoming forum is designed for all post-acute care stakeholders involved in care transitions: consultant pharmacists; health care executives; and managers from long-term care facilities, pharmacy...
Does caring for specialty populations hurt your public profile?
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 20, 2016
Many skilled nursing facilities are de facto specialty care centers with a disproportionately large number of certain types of residents. This scenario, unfortunately, can translate into a liability in...
Eliminating ‘3-day stay’ rule doesn’t increase SNF admissions: study
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facility admissions don’t increase when Medicare Advantage plans waive the three-day stay rule, new research asserts.
Ask the Payment Expert about … new CMS initiatives
By
Patricia Boyer
Nov 05, 2016
There are so many new programs coming out from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently that it’s hard to understand. Is the criteria the same for them all?
Gifford offers assistance on lowering antipsychotics use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2012
As pressure from federal regulators increases, the senior vice president of quality and regulatory affairs for the nation’s largest nursing home group is offering guidance on how providers can reduce...
AHCA hits goal for 30% antipsychotic reduction
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May 26, 2016
The American Health Care Association has met its goal of reducing antipsychotic use in its member facilities by 30% — and it’s done it more than six months ahead of schedule, the group announced...
Quality innovation networks need to better tailor resources to nursing homes, report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2019
Skilled nursing providers could see additional benefits from quality innovation networks if the programs made a better effort to tailor information and resources specifically for nursing homes, according...
Laboratory as a partner in reducing hospital readmission rates
By
Gary Milburn, Ph.D.
Dec 20, 2012
Readmissions are a major problem in U.S. healthcare. LTC facilities are no longer lone providers in the health of a patient, but rather are a partner in the continuum of care from the initial admission...