Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
As U.S. skilled nursing providers approach the two-year anniversary of COVID-19’s deadly beginnings, they’re looking for a fresh start. But will they be able to find it in a year during which any major...
Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
An unrelenting virus will shape the year ahead, but staffing shortages, state and federal legislation and technology also could lead to much-needed new opportunities for the skilled nursing sector.
Stuck in Model T mode
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2020
Let’s say you want to purchase a new car. Would you walk into a dealership and request “a Toyota”? Not likely.
Ask the payment expert: I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests....
By
Caryn Adams
Oct 01, 2020
I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests. How should we respond?
CMS: Stop ‘info blocking’
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
Federal regulators struck hard toward improving interoperability and information sharing between skilled nursing facilities and other providers.
Ask the treatment expert: Do we need to purchase and stock multiple brands of wound care products because...
By
Jeri Lundgren
Dec 01, 2020
Do we need to purchase and stock multiple brands of wound care products because our physicians request specific products?
Ask the legal expert: How can we make sure certain staff aren’t getting overzealous in a quest...
By
John Durso
Oct 18, 2019
We have been accused of admitting residents who do not really need skilled care. As a non-clinician in charge of making sure we are not defrauding the government, how can I/we make sure certain staff are...
Funding cut to hit agencies
Jan 05, 2020
Idaho — The leader of Idaho’s Medicaid division has proposed a temporary cut in hospital and nursing home reimbursements following the governor’s request that all state agencies cut 1% from their...
CMS seeks input on AI use in processing Medicare claims
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a request for information in October seeking input from all of its stakeholders on using artificial intelligence and other technologies to help process...
House probes SNFs and CMS
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2020
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an inquiry into the federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators for their responses during the pandemic.