Sebelius resigns as administration touts ACA enrollment numbers
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 11, 2014
Kathleen Sebelius is resigning as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, White House officials confirmed to news outlets Thursday.
Feds recover $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payouts
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2014
Federal investigators recovered more than $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payments made to nursing homes in 2013, an annual review shows.
Audits paused, providers glad
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
Long-term care providers are applauding a pause in the Medicare recovery audit contractor program.
Extra audits clog and freeze Medicare appeals process
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
Providers who want to have an administrative law judge consider a Medicare claim appeal can save their breath and memos for now.
Local ‘religiosity’ often tied to fairer business practices
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A number of the nation’s largest nursing facility corporations might have better business practices because their headquarters are in communities where religion is important to many people, new study...
Profile: Headlines to headliner
By
Dave Surico
Jan 01, 2014
It could have been fate that led Leonard Russ to healthcare. No one will really know. But what it wasn’t was expected.
Liability costs will climb 5%
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2014
Long-term care operators can expect a 5% increase in liability costs in 2014, according to a new analysis from Aon Global Risk Consulting and the American Health Care Association.
AHCA members near antipsychotics usage goal
Dec 05, 2013
The AHCA Quality Initiative goal to reduce antipsychotics use is in sight, the group announced Wednesday. The goal is 15% by the end of this month. The group used federal data in its calculations.
Review targets stolen money
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Leaders in the U.S. Senate have called for a government review of how nursing homes handle facility-managed trust funds.
Nursing home trust-fund crimes aided by lack of oversight: report
By
Dave Surico
Dec 03, 2013
Theft or poor management from trust funds of nursing home patients is aided by a lack of regulations, according to a new USA TODAY report.