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Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a much anticipated and contested proposed rule that seeks to establish minimum staffing level requirements for nursinghomes. hours of nursing staff per resident per day, or 3.0 HPRD from nurse aids (NAs). [2]
The evidence at the trial showed that the CNA performed an improper, one-person lift of a nursinghome resident which resulted in severe and painful injuries to the resident. I want to thank the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for thoroughly investigating this crime and successfully pursuing justice.
A Maine nursinghome with a history of federal fines was listed as a special focus facility (SFF) after two residents wandered off in separate incidents last year. They were one mile from the nursinghome, so police took her to the facility. In the second case, the resident was hit and killed by a motor vehicle.
The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.
Department of Health and Human Services found that most skilled nursing facilities (“nursinghomes”) in Massachusetts that it surveyed are not correctly complying with life safety requirements or emergency preparedness requirements. The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services found that most skilled nursing facilities (“nursinghomes”) in Georgia that it surveyed are not correctly complying with life safety requirements or emergency preparedness requirements. The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S.
When a patient is discharged from acute care, it is important that the acute care provider deliver accurate and appropriate patient information related to a patient’s treatment and condition in order to decrease the risk of readmission or an adverse event at the skilled nursing providers and home health agencies.
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