Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 3, 2022, the OIG released the results of a recent inspection of a nursing home by the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Inspections).

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised COVID-19 nursing home visitation guidance. Nursing homes should use the community transmission level metric, not the community level metric. The revision provides updated guidance for face coverings and masks during visits.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 28, 2022

Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 10:59.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2022

To make it easier for families and caregivers to evaluate the quality of nursing homes, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly publishes data on its “ Care Compare ” website. Last month, CMS added additional metrics to how it scores the quality of nursing homes. Staff Turnover. Why is this?

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Complaints of resident abuse in a Michigan nursing home led to an investigation by the Michigan Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division, working with the Michigan Sentinel Project. The investigation determined that a nurse was working at the nursing home while her license was suspended, which is a felony.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has sued three nursing homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania, citing their “grossly substandard skilled nursing services.” By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A New York optician has pled guilty to grand larceny for submitting false claims for optician services that he alleged were for specific nursing home residents, but which were never provided. On January 27, 2022, he was sentenced to 90 days in state prison, followed by 5 years’ probation, and was ordered to pay $74,00 in restitution.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. Ratings are updated quarterly.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 28, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 15, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has sued three nursing homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania, citing their “grossly substandard skilled nursing services.” Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

On January 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a memorandum stating that nursing home staff turnover and weekend staffing will be posted on the Medicare.gov Care Compare public website. The QSO memorandum can be accessed at: QSO-22-08-NH (cms.gov).

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NY Health Law

APRIL 28, 2021

In recent months, there has been a lot of attention on decisions made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State in regard to nursing homes. Nursing home operators themselves have faced suspicion in regard to such readmissions. Such funds will be used to support the Nursing Home Quality Pool.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A jury found a North Dakota certified nursing aide (CNA) guilty of Aggravated Assault causing permanent impairment and Reckless Endangerment. The evidence at the trial showed that the CNA performed an improper, one-person lift of a nursing home resident which resulted in severe and painful injuries to the resident.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 28, 2022

A 62-year-old resident (Resident 1) at a Washington DC nursing home was charged with bludgeoning to death his 80-year-old roommate (Resident 2) with a metal bed rail, according to police and court documents. Police said the attack occurred February 21, 2022, in a fourth-floor room at the facility.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

In a March 11, 2022, release by the Northern District of Georgia’s Office of the Department of Justice, it was reported that an investigation determined a Georgia nursing home knowingly submitted claims for unreasonable, unnecessary, and unskilled services for Medicare patients. Attorney Kurt R.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 5, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“ HHS ”), Office of Inspector General (“ OIG ”), released their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022 (the “ Semiannual Report ”). [1]. million $1.19 billion Questioned Costs $1.17 billion $2.17

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Wilsonville, OR-based home health care service provider and nursing home operator, Avamere Holdings, is facing a class action lawsuit over a major data breach that affected 96 senior living and healthcare facilities and resulted in the exposure of the protected health information of more than 380,000 individuals.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes regarding the quality of care and quality of life for residents. Areas with Significant Updates. Phase 3 Elements. Compliance and ethics.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

An Iowa nursing home was cited for placing its residents in immediate jeopardy after a resident became wedged between a bed and a grab bar and suffocated. On March 19, 2022, a CNA went to the nurse’s station to report that the resident was on the floor.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A Louisiana woman was arrested on January 31, 2022, for allegedly stealing from a resident where she was employed. Officials first received a complaint of “financial exploitation” on January 3, 2022. The post Louisiana Woman Arrested for Stealing from Nursing Home Resident appeared first on.

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Healthicity

MARCH 3, 2022

Emergency Preparedness for Nursing Homes.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) reported that an Iowa nursing home would be fined $20,000 after a resident was inappropriately discharged and left outside for 11 hours overnight. During medication pass the nurse noted the resident was not in the facility anymore.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 In the CY 2022 Rule, CMS set December 31, 2024, as a termination date for most COVID SNF notification requirements.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

CMS released a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose more information regarding their ownership and management, including information related to assets held by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and private equity firms. in June 2022. Consumer price index data for January 2023 (released on Feb.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2022

This week, a number of organizations issued Year in Review reports on M&A activity and predictions for 2022. Staffing and financial issues facing skilled nursing facilities also made headlines. We have included a summary of a number of the Year in Review articles, along with several stories on the skilled nursing industry.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 ” (the “Report”), highlighting continued enforcement and recovery actions under the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC).

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) related settlements and judgments in the federal fiscal year 2022. Whistleblowers continue to be one of the federal government’s greatest assets in FCA cases, as whistleblowers filed 652 qui tam suits in 2022 with recovery totaling $1.9 The Medicaid program was a target in 2022.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Governor Ron DeSantis’s “ Freedom First Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ” includes funding for AHCA to increase reimbursement rates and capitation rates in order to ameliorate the cost increases to Providers and Plans. We have summarized below the most salient points: First Deadline – October 1, 2022. Impacted Managed Care Plans.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Behavioral Health Business reported that 2022 could be the second-best year for behavioral health dealmaking “ever.” In the first three quarters of 2022, there were a total of 151 behavioral health transactions. Integra will lease the nursing homes from Welltower and then sublet them to regional operators.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services extended the public health emergency through April 16, 2022. Since the pandemic began, nursing homes and assisted living facilities have lost more than 400,000 jobs. Staffing shortages at home health agencies and nursing homes are creating problems at hospitals.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. Police ID suspect in attack on doctor, nurses at Southern California hospital. California nurses plan for potential 2nd strike of 2022. Hands-on care requirement cuts at Florida nursing homes means more residents will die, union says.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Report: Black Women’s Health in AR in “Critical State” Arkansas Children’s Names Jefferson, Rumpel as 2022 Marion B.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On October 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to its Special Focus Facility (SFF) program, including new steps to address nursing home facilities that fail to graduate from the SFF program in a timely manner, or “yo-yo” back into non-compliance after graduating from the SFF program.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 10, 2022

New York Governor postponed a new law that restricts how nursing homes operate in the state. The law requires nursing homes to use 70% of their revenue for patient care and at least 40% of revenues on staffing and all profits in excess of 5% must be returned to the state per Skilled Nursing News.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough nursing faculty to meet demand. Arizona Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst. training initiative for nurses, caregivers who work in long-term care facilities. California Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst. Ducey announces $6.5M

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Sioux Center Man Accused Of Assaulting Nurse, Law Officer At Orange City Hospital. Labor shortages close Kansas nursing homes.

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Hall Render

JUNE 13, 2022

Sg2 released its 2022 Impact of Change Report. Health care employment is down 223K jobs from the start of the pandemic and 60% of nursing homes say that staffing shortages have gotten worse since the start of 2022 per Skilled Nursing News. Staffing issues continue to plague the health care industry.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 18, 2022

Amidst a nationwide nursing and skilled nursing facility staffing crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that additional information regarding nursing home staff numbers will be added to the January 2022 CMS Care Compare website. Weekend Staff.

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