Senate leader who instigated SFF crackdown wants even tougher measures — and more funding — for...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
skilled nursing facilities, the key Senate leader who instigated the crackdown said he wanted even more oversight — as well as more funding — for providers.
Also in the News for Oct. 24, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
Psychologist who worked with nursing homes convicted of fraud … HHS commits $13 million for nurse education and training … CMS asks for comment on information collection, including PACE info … Wyoming...
Trauma care, drug-reduction prove ‘scary’ tasks as guidance deadline approaches
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Joe Bush
Oct 21, 2022
As staff at skilled nursing facilities scramble to comply with hundreds of pages of interpretive guidance that kicks in Monday, experts warned that one major emphasis should be on meeting new standards...
U.S. extends public health emergency, buying LTC a bit more time
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
The latest renewal is effective as of Oct. 13, and will continue through Jan. 11, 2023. Continued allowances for LTC include the waiver of a required three-day hospital stay to access skilled nursing services...
‘We will not go back’ to early pandemic restriction, CMS leader says
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Kimberly Marselas
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
Promoting a return to normalcy, a top CMS official said Sunday that nursing homes will not return to the stringent isolation policies of the early pandemic.
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
President Biden extends public health emergency to at least Jan. 11 … USDA gives rural healthcare facilities, including several nursing homes, $110 million … CMS makes new provider preview reports...
CMS allows troubled California facility to keep residents, restart Medicare, Medicaid participation
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted a huge and problem-plagued nursing home in San Francisco a new lifeline this week.
Owed $1 million, CMS tried to stop sale of regional nursing home chain
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Joe Bush
Oct 13, 2022
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services was trying to stop the pending sale of a bankrupt nursing home chain in Iowa before CMS and the buyers resolved the issues.
In ‘transition,’ CMS asks providers to weigh in on key rules
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — Many providers renewed their concerns about staffing constraints, workforce retention and the survey process during a rare live forum with a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
CMS clarifies: New flu vaccination reporting rule applies broadly … AHCA: CMS move means BinaxNOW tests can be used in asymptomatic and symptomatic cases … HHS: Vaccinations meant 300,000 fewer COVID...