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HIT Consultant
JUNE 1, 2022
Nursing homes care for the elderly, people with disabilities, or those who are terminally ill. However, abuse can take many different forms in nursing homes and can devastatingly impact the residents.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JUNE 21, 2022
The Justice Department has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against an Ohio nursing home operator and three affiliated nursing homes for providing grossly substandard skilled nursing services between 2016 and 2018.
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Kaiser Health News
MARCH 3, 2022
President Joe Biden’s top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won’t be issued under a mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MAY 5, 2022
Massachusetts’ Attorney General has secured settlements with five Massachusetts nursing homes to resolve allegations of patient neglect, insufficient staff training, and inadequate care for vulnerable nursing home residents.
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.
NEJM
MAY 13, 2022
More than 30 years after the Nursing Home Reform Act, the United States still fails to protect nursing home residents and provide them with high-quality care. The Covid-19 pandemic’s devastating effect on nursing homes reminds us that further reforms are sorely needed
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JUNE 14, 2022
An Illinois nursing home was fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent falls. The resident’s nurses’ notes documented the falls.
C&M Health Law
MAY 11, 2022
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.
Bill of Health
MARCH 16, 2022
spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs. In theory, all this care could be delivered in seniors’ homes and communities. By Andrew Milne.
Kaiser Health News
JANUARY 28, 2022
A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MAY 4, 2022
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against a West Virginia nursing home alleging sexual harassment by another employee. An employee of the nursing home was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
Hall Render
MARCH 8, 2022
On March 1, 2022, President Biden outlined his plan to increase the quality of patient care, resident safety, regulations, fines and ownership transparency in skilled nursing care during his State of the Union address. million people live in over 15,500 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes. Establish a Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Requirement. CMS plans to propose minimum standards for staffing adequacy that nursing homes must meet.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. The aim, they said, was to examine the consequences of the rapid telehealth rollout in nursing homes.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 1, 2022
Biden presses for capping insulin costs and nursing home reforms in first State of the Union. rking. Tue, 03/01/2022 - 21:40
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JUNE 17, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) assumed control of a nursing home in Pine Island due to concerns that a growing list of unpaid bills threatened critical services for residents.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 8, 2022
Long-term care group pushes back on 'factually incorrect' quality claims in Biden's nursing home pitch. dmuoio. Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:42
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 14, 2022
Hospitals forced to delay patient discharges as nursing homes and rehab centers face major staff shortages. dmuoio. Fri, 01/14/2022 - 16:07
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 2, 2021
Majority of nursing homes missing broad safety, quality inspections due to the pandemic. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 08/02/2021 - 14:02
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Report: Nursing homes shed 221K jobs since start of pandemic while other sectors have recovered. rking. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 16:20
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Louisiana revokes licenses from 7 nursing homes after Ida evacuation failures cost lives. dmuoio. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:27
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.
Modern Healthcare
MARCH 10, 2022
New staffing requirements are part of President Joe Biden's sweeping nursing home safety and quality proposals
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MAY 25, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has excluded a Louisiana man from participation in federal healthcare programs due to his ownership interest in seven Louisiana nursing homes that OIG previously excluded.
HealthStream
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Nursing homes are affected by the back and forth pull between the welfare and interests of long-term care recipients and the organizations themselves.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Issue: It is the obligation of each nursing facility to protect residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The post Louisiana Woman Arrested for Stealing from Nursing Home Resident appeared first on.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2021
Nursing home groups decry mandate push by CMS for staff to get COVID-19 vaccine. rking. Thu, 08/19/2021 - 16:27
Jerri Lynn Ward
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Last Friday, CMS issued a memo to State Survey Agency Directors directing increased scrutiny of Nursing Homes. The post Tougher Surveys for Nursing Homes on the Horizon appeared first on Garlo Ward, P.C.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JUNE 2, 2022
An Iowa nursing home where a resident was found dead “in a puddle of blood” after a series of falls has been fined $18,000 by the state. The nurse couldn’t find vital signs on assessment.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Private-equity-acquired nursing homes have worse resident outcomes, higher Medicare costs, study finds. dmuoio. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 15:53
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 28, 2022
Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage. pminemyer. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 10:59
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.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
APRIL 18, 2022
A certified nurse’s aide (CNA) who was working in an Oklahoma nursing home has pled guilty to stealing money from a resident. Our office will not tolerate the financial exploitation of our beloved nursing home residents, no matter how large or small the amount.”.
HealthStream
MARCH 18, 2021
Even though nursing homes restricted visitors and resident departures, the nature of their workforce still made them an ideal environment for easy transmission of COVID-19.
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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 28, 2020
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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 nurse was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
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.
HealthStream
APRIL 28, 2021
Though many people think of the hospital as a typical nursing work environment, the reality is that nurses work in a variety of settings. This blog post looks at some of the characteristics and challenges of working in assisted living vs. nursing home care
Modern Healthcare
APRIL 15, 2022
“And while we are learning to live with this virus and when we should ramp up and ramp down with our preparedness, we are able to move on from these orders which served a very important purpose,” said Manisha Juthani, the state's public health commissioner
Modern Healthcare
MARCH 22, 2022
Relatives who often provide vital caregiving for nursing home residents say the lockdowns during the COVID pandemic showed the need for family members to visit in person with their loved ones.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MARCH 7, 2022
After an investigation into Colorado’s care for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the state unnecessarily segregates people with physical disabilities in nursing facilities.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JANUARY 7, 2022
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division discovered that the pay practices of three Oklahoma City nursing homes denied 129 workers of partial wages. The operators of the Oklahoma City nursing homes cooperated with the investigation and have changed their policy.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MARCH 3, 2022
On February 28, 2022, President Biden announced a set of reforms designed to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care that they provide, and make the quality of care and facility ownership more transparent. million individuals who live in over 15,500 Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes deserve to have reliable, high quality care.
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