Hospital errors draining ‘billions’ from Medicare fund, reviewer says
Apr 08, 2008
More than 238,000 deaths resulting from hospital “safety incidents” from 2004 to 2006 were potentially preventable, alleges a Web site grading service. Overall, more than 270,000 Medicare patients...
CMS updates kidney dialysis standards
Apr 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a new rule governing health assessment, patient outcomes and physician practices at kidney dialysis centers around the country.
CMS rule would expand community-based care
Apr 02, 2008
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would help divert thousands more Medicaid beneficiaries to homes and communities and away from institutions, such as nursing homes.
IT’S HERE! McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off with sessions on innovation, market trends and...
Mar 26, 2008
Senior care’s first online trade show and educational meeting returns this morning, with three diverse sessions. Individuals can still sign up for their cost-free look and listen regarding the nationally...
CMS pushes back e-prescribing rule until 2010
Mar 24, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will delay an electronic prescription-reporting requirement while it consults with an industry group.
House bill orders moratorium on harsh Medicaid rules
Mar 19, 2008
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living are praising a new bipartisan House bill that would put a one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations.
CMS researches Medicare Advantage plan costs
Mar 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun collecting more information on Medicare Advantage plans and cost-sharing policies in response to a report issued last Thursday by the Government Accountability...
Pressure’s on
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2008
Caregivers have been feeling the heat as CMS has started to focus more on wound care prevention in nursing facilities.
CMS offering full list of troubled facilities
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
All nursing homes on a federal watch list for poor performing facilities now will be publicized on a government Web site, Bush administration officials have decided.
GAO: Medicare Advantage plans have cost downsides
Feb 29, 2008
Enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans may pay more for services, such as nursing homes, home healthcare and some hospital stays, than those in traditional Medicare plans, according to a report issued Thursday...