On Feb. 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a memo to state survey agency directors, asking state departments of public health to properly survey for certification requirements....
What 2021 has in store on the legal front
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jan 20, 2021
Everyone has been celebrating that 2020 is over, and who can blame them? Yet, I can’t help think the legal issues facing long term care in 2020 won’t necessarily go away in 2021. Some of the lingering...
Keep your head up: Your pay rule comments are due by June 10!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Apr 25, 2022
Perhaps the proposed rule will allow providers to tell their story to CMS, and this time make the agency’s key personnel understand that a reimbursement cut right now is unreasonable.
Don’t sleep on HIPAA and cybersecurity
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
May 23, 2021
The recent events of the Colonial Pipeline gas shortage in the Southeast have highlighted a very real concern for our nation’s cybersecurity. Cyber criminals are still out there, and seemingly stronger...
COVID-19 got you down? Maybe this can help
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 10, 2020
Declining admissions? No one wants to come to your facility? Welcome to COVID-19. Maybe telemedicine can help.
Pay attention to this case: County nursing homes face potential for increased liability
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jul 12, 2022
I wanted to bring to your attention an important case that, while it may not directly affect your facility, potentially may show the increased degradation of nursing home rights. It also may signal the...
The ANSI standards controversy deserves your attention
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Dec 16, 2019
Skilled nursing providers will want to stay attentive, so they don’t find themselves in the same kind of controversy their assisted-living counterparts now are experiencing.
Back-to-work moving target
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Aug 29, 2020
To avoid liability, each facility needs to focus on making sure that it not only follows new CDC guidelines but also other guidelines that may apply to their individual jurisdictions.
The latest on government COVID-19 relief payments: ‘What are we using this money for again?’
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jul 20, 2020
An important update from the Department of Health and Human Services is worth knowing when it comes to allowable uses of CARES Act relief funds.
It’s time to be a team player and place public safety first
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 18, 2021
Recent legislative activity in Ohio just highlights the public’s and the government’s fickle view of long-term care in our country.