May 01, 2013
We've decided that next flu season we're going to mandate our staff members get flu shots. Are we on firm legal ground?
April 01, 2013
It seems like every time I see a news item about arbitration agreements being signed by a resident/patient's surrogate or relative, some judges rules it invalid or unenforceable. Are they ever valid? Must we always get the resident/patient to sign for himself or herself, or is that just strongly recommended?
March 01, 2013
Someone leaked sensitive patient information to the press after we had a recent fire here. What steps can/should we take to investigate or determine who the leak was?
February 01, 2013
I'm an administrator and am being recruited by a skilled nursing facility with past legal troubles. What should I do to satisfy myself that this facility has cleaned up its act and would be a good place to work?
December 01, 2012
We try to check out employee candidates as thoroughly as possible but the staffing environment around here is tough.
October 01, 2012
Every now and then a resident clamors to be "let out" to go live independently because of all the home- and community-based services push they're seeing from the federal government. How should we respond?
September 01, 2012
We hired an unqualified MDS coordinator who filed many claims for us at too high of a reimbursement rate and now we're being pursued under False Claims Act charges. How do we get out of this mess?
September 01, 2012
We hired an unqualified MDS coordinator who filed many claims for us at too high of a reimbursement rate and now we're being pursued under False Claims Act charges. How do we get out of this mess?
August 01, 2012
Pregnancy alone is not considered a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Only conditions that are the result of a physiological disorder are "impairments" under the ADA.
July 05, 2012
Senior living facilities have little, if any, ability to influence an individual's decision to set up an irrevocable trust or some other type of tax shelter before the individual applies for occupancy in the long-term care facility.
June 05, 2012
We have an outside food management company and lately, frankly, they've done a lousy job. We're thinking about suing them — good idea or bad idea? What if a resident suspects food poisoning?
April 02, 2012
Providers' response to suspected overpayments could prevent damages and penalties under the False Claims Act, and civil monetary penalties and exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
March 01, 2012
According to the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reduce a civil money penalty (CMP) by 50% in cases where nursing homes self-report and promptly correct certain instances of noncompliance.
February 01, 2012
Your organization can add value by integrating with acute care providers, in an ACO or otherwise, and ensuring that individuals receive efficient, high-quality care as they transition from the acute to the post-acute and long-term care environments.
January 03, 2012
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