Resident security and monitoring devices are not only ubiquitous, but they also represent a significant investment for most long-term care operators. Without internal systems in place to protect, inventory...
SNF occupancy at all-time low
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Apr 05, 2017
Skilled nursing occupancy rates hit their lowest level on record in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
SNF Compare launch in 2018
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Apr 05, 2017
A new website that will allow consumers to view quality ratings for skilled nursing facilities is slated for release in October 2018, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said in late February.
Providers rip GOP plans for Medicaid
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James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2017
Long-term care leaders and other healthcare providers tore into a proposal from Republican House leaders that would cut funding from programs serving the elderly.
Providers told: take high road
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 05, 2017
The leader of the second-largest nursing home association in America called on members in March to act passionately but politely when lobbying members of Congress.
A farewell to Medicaid?
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John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2017
If there is one sector that proves the adage about incentives driving behavior, it’s skilled care.
Upcoding case leads to $347M judgment
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Apr 05, 2017
Florida-based skilled nursing chain Consulate Health Care was hit with a $347 million judgment in early March after a jury found that it routinely inflated its Medicare and Medicaid claims.
SNF case may shift Supreme Court’s stance on arbitration
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Apr 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court may change course away from recent rulings that favored arbitration agreements in a case involving nursing home residents, according to one expert.
Ask the Legal Expert about … mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses
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John Durso
Apr 05, 2017
Is it legal to insert or attach pre-dispute mandatory and binding arbitration clauses in our resident contracts?
Reconciliation helps: study
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Apr 05, 2017
A medication reconciliation program may help reduce hospital emergency room readmissions by as much as 6%, a recent study shows.