CMS officials have delivered an early gift to help providers like you map out where they should focus their compliance efforts — not just for 2024, but for 2025 as well.
Involuntary transfer and discharge cases: Time to take them seriously
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Oct 23, 2023
Combative residents, non-paying residents, disruptive residents, residents needing a higher level of care. We have seen them all the time, but it appears after COVID-19 that more and more facilities are...
Bill that would lengthen discharge process for nursing homes could backfire, expert warns
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 23, 2023
Legislation that would extend the discharge notice period to Wisconsin nursing facility residents who need to relocate could end up in the “unintended consequences” category of laws.
CMS tells hospitals to fix discharge practices
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo the first week of June.
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Ask the wounds expert … about care after discharge
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
May 03, 2023
What should you assess when a patient is being discharged from a post-acute long-term care setting with a wound?
Bottlenecks between hospitals and nursing homes wreaking havoc in both sectors
By
Joe Bush
Oct 06, 2022
Recent reports of hospitals keeping patients longer than predicted because of nursing home space shortages caused by the ongoing staffing crisis have stakeholders scrambling for solutions.
Nursing home’s required discharges halted after at least 4 deaths
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2022
A massive, publicly owned nursing home that saw four residents die after being discharged as part of a federal closure plan has been given a temporary reprieve.
Automated phone calls effective for reaching oldest patients post discharge, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2022
Automated telephone call programs can be an effective way for health systems to ensure that older adults are getting important information about care plans or to notify them of follow-up appointments post...
Same-day discharge increasing for hip, knee arthroplasty
Jan 20, 2022
Faster increase seen for total hip arthroplasty, while total knee arthroplasty has slightly higher odds of complications
