Report on Medicare payments for poor care paints skewed picture, nursing home advocates say
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities collected Medicare payments of $5.1 million in 2009 for care that did not satisfy government quality measures, according to a report released Thursday. Prominent nursing home...
AHCA praises bipartisan effort to repeal SNF therapy caps
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 19, 2013
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living came out in support of bipartisan legislation to permanently repeal Medicare Part B therapy caps for skilled nursing facilities....
SNF that kept prison inmates constituted ‘immediate jeopardy’ for residents, state says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home was slapped with $168,000 in fines after taking in jailed inmates following a prison riot.
Administration proposal would ease Medicare coverage for SNF stays
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 23, 2012
Federal health officials have agreed to changes in Medicare coverage rules that would make it easier for beneficiaries with chronic conditions to qualify for nursing home stays, outpatient therapy and...
Turning a challenge into an opportunity
By
John O'Connor
Jul 27, 2012
Many nursing home administrators are not sleeping well these days. If it’s any consolation, hospital administrators are probably catching even fewer winks.
Dear, sweet stubborn grandmother!
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jul 09, 2012
I love my grandma dearly. She’s still going strong, living independently in a ranch-style house. But while her stubbornness may be the reason she lives such full and active lifestyle, it’s...
Medicare auditors can request twice as many SNF medical records
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2012
Medicare recovery audit contractors (RACs) can now request twice as many resident medical records than previously allowed, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Skilled nursing groups slam MedPAC recommendations to revise payment system
Dec 20, 2011
Leading provider groups are sharply critical of a Medicare advisory committee’s recommendation that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should massively overhaul the skilled nursing facility...
Providers say phased-in Medicare cuts would soften final payment rule damage, slow nursing home worker...
Nov 09, 2011
Congress could stave off the predicted loss of 20,000 nursing home jobs by enacting a phased-in funding regulation over three years, according to one provider group.
CMS adds additional training session call on payment changes
Aug 22, 2011
Due to overwhelming interest from skilled nursing facility operators, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added a training conference call on changes related to MDS 3.0 on Sept. 1.