SNF therapy billing controversy rises from the dead
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2015
Despite my love of Halloween, there is one component of it that is distinctly not for me: Horror movies. Still, I’m enough of a pop culture enthusiast that I can appreciate those with an appetite...
‘Daunting’ concerns about nursing home cost escalation dominate 2025 pay rule comments
By
Josh Henreckson
May 29, 2024
Hundreds of providers are making one last attempt to increase pay rates and limit potential financial penalties of the proposed nursing home pay rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
Court again strips CareOne of right to sue unions for ‘extortion,’ ‘defamation’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2024
A case involving ugly contract negotiations, allegations of vandalism and self-sabotage, and the possible defamation of a major nursing home chain by union representatives, has been partially dismissed...
End-of-life talks, planning benefit all racial groups, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
Goals-of-care conversations and advance directives don’t necessarily benefit certain racial groups more than others in terms of achieving individuals’ end-of-life goals, a new study showed. Having...
Profile: Benjamin A. Breier
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 06, 2017
Benjamin A. Breier may be at the helm of one of long-term care’s industry giants as the president and CEO of Kindred Healthcare. But in one big way, he’s similar to many of his employees. Work-life...
Less than 5 percent of nursing homes meet federal mandate in 4 states, intensifying hunt for local solutions
By
Josh Henreckson
May 21, 2024
The outlook for compliance with the new nursing home staffing mandate took another dour turn Tuesday.
Nursing homes guilty in criminal staffing, upcoding case; staff off the hook
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2023
In a rare case in which a nursing home business faced criminal charges over staffing misconduct, two Pennsylvania facilities owned by Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services were found guilty Monday...
Top 5 news stories reveal varied interests among long-term care professionals
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2014
What do neck abnormalities, dangerous bacteria, a murder-suicide, a defensive nursing home chain, and antipsychotic guidelines have in common? These five developments were voted the most popular news stories...
‘Continued chaos’ after SCOTUS declines to hear nursing home-related case, expert says
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2022
either healthcare defendants nor the plaintiffs’ bar fully received what they wanted Monday, when the Supreme Court declined to consider petitions for three cases that could have led to stricter standards...
Congress should require more Medicare claim auditing — before and after payment
By
Kristin Walter
Mar 16, 2018
There is a much more efficient solution to reducing Medicare spending than the proposed broad cuts to the program budget: Reduce the billions of dollars in incorrect payments each year.