After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
‘Exemplary, inspiring’ Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2024
Clifton Porter II, the long-time top advocacy executive for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, was named its next president and CEO Monday.
Campaign seeks to cut through ‘politicking though fear’ in nursing home staffing debate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
For the second spring in a row, Washington, DC, is blanketed not by delicate cherry blossoms but by bold and inescapable messaging on a nursing home staffing mandate.
BREAKING: AHCA files lawsuit to dismiss nursing home staffing rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2024
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to throw out the national nursing home staffing mandate, charging that it exceeds the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and that it “creates...
Skilled nursing facilities should know their track record and be able to spread word about it well if they want to thrive and help reduce rehospitalizations, a policy expert said Tuesday.
Misleading data on SNF margins threatens fruitful payment reform, Parkinson warns lawmakers
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 03, 2013
Lawmakers may have an inaccurate understanding of skilled nursing facility margins based on outdated and partial information, the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home organization is cautioning....
Feds’ spotlight on owners could detract from patient focus, experts warn
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 21, 2022
An effort to improve transparency into nursing home ownership took a major leap forward when federal officials posted previously non-public data Wednesday. But providers and legal experts cautioned that...
OIG investigation raises conflict of interest concerns in ZPIC program
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 11, 2012
Regulators need to be more aggressive in identifying conflicts of interest among Medicare’s fraud-fighting Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), a new government report recommends.
Operators are not ‘blasé’ about negative stories
By
Michael Wylie
Aug 08, 2018
Rather than putting the burden on skilled nursing providers, I challenge the news media, along with other institutions, to be fair and accurate, and report the good news, too.
AHCA puts ‘no limits’ on 2nd annual Quality Summit
Feb 24, 2017
The second annual AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit is preparing to go all out March 6-8 in Orlando, FL. All-day in-depth sessions, town hall discussions, LED talks and more await attendees.