The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should beef up its fraud-fighting efforts with a risk-based antifraud strategy for Medicare and Medicaid, the Government Accountability Office said in December.
Court drops backlog order
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Sep 06, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services will have another shot at explaining why it believes a four-year timeline for clearing the current Medicare appeals backlog is “impossible,” thanks...
SNF networks show worth
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospitals that used a network of preferred skilled nursing facility partners reduced their readmission rates four times faster than hospitals that didn’t, a study in the September issue of Health...
SNFs can prosper after CMS’ bundled pay postponement
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Jan 08, 2018
Skilled nursing providers should capitalize on the opportunities presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plans to roll out more voluntary payment initiatives, according to observers.
MedPAC mulls bigger role for hospital discharge planners
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospital discharge planners may get more flexibility in placing nursing home residents under ideas being considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Hospices earning high scores on newly released ratings
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Sep 06, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospice Compare website — but those high grades have led some to question the site’s efficacy.
Readmissions project brings 17% drop in hospitalizations
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Dec 06, 2017
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program created to reduce hospital readmissions among nursing home residents has shown positive results after three years, the agency announced.
CMS withdraws proposal to aid same-sex spouses in LTC
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Nov 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services withdrew a proposed rule in October originally aimed at ensuring rights for married same-sex couples in long-term care facilities.