Medicaid termination doesn’t always cross state lines: OIG
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Twelve percent of providers terminated from a state Medicaid program continued participating in other states, a new government study has found.
Sitting still not an option
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2012
From his days as a child to running around the halls of UHS centers to running after his own children, Neil L. Pruitt Jr. has always balanced family and work.
Regs in a Flash releases new mobile app
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
While skilled nursing providers have always wanted an easy way to look up regulations, the need spiked following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ debut of new F-tags in late June.
Better policies her policy
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
From an early age onward, Judy Feder learned how to stick up for herself. The third of four girls raised by an English immigrant salesman and a bookkeeper mother, Feder says she was told by her father...
Nursing home wins ‘retaliation’ court victory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
A Texas nursing home has triumphed in a lawsuit that claimed it had retaliated against a facility resident when family members complained about her care.
Feds may void invalid forms
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 remains a problem in many facilities, an expert cautions.
Ready for any transition
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 02, 2011
Mary Naylor, Ph.D., RN, Chairwoman, Long-Term Quality Alliance
CMS: Take advantage of voluntary testing for PBJ
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 03, 2016
More providers should be diving into voluntary testing for Payroll-Based Journal reporting, a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday.
Profile: Blake Gillman
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
VP/Director Post-Acute Care Services, Life Care Services
Antipsychotic goals missed, officials say
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities are expected to have missed their overall goal of reducing off-label use of antipsychotics by 15% for 2012, but they should continue to push for reductions, provider leaders...