http://www.mcknights.com/skilled-care/topic/674/ Articles tagged with Skilled Care from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no Skilled nursing operators now have greater flexibility in allowing non-physicians to do certain tasks. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified what may be delegated in an April 3 brief. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-eases-doc-delegation/article/291287/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT Skilled nursing operators now have greater flexibility in allowing non-physicians to do certain tasks. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified what may be delegated in an April 3 brief. McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a fact sheet, that clarifies the conditions the terms under which "maintenance therapy" will be covered by Medicare. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-fact-sheet-gives-rules-on-maintenance-caregiving/article/291286/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a fact sheet, that clarifies the conditions the terms under which "maintenance therapy" will be covered by Medicare. McKnight's Providers must sufficiently document the need for skilled care in order to obtain Medicare coverage for so-called "maintenance therapy," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stressed in a recent fact sheet on the Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement agreement. http://www.mcknights.com/medicare-coverage-of-maintenance-therapy-determined-by-need-for-skilled-care-cms-clarifies-in-jimmo-document/article/288953/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Providers must sufficiently document the need for skilled care in order to obtain Medicare coverage for so-called "maintenance therapy," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stressed in a recent fact sheet on the Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement agreement. McKnight's Marking another step toward guaranteeing Medicare coverage for nursing home residents needing skilled services, a federal judge on Thursday approved the October 2012 settlement agreement in Jimmo v. Sebelius. http://www.mcknights.com/judge-grants-final-approval-of-jimmo-settlement/article/277518/ Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Marking another step toward guaranteeing Medicare coverage for nursing home residents needing skilled services, a federal judge on Thursday approved the October 2012 settlement agreement in Jimmo v. Sebelius. McKnight's The line separating assisted living and skilled care services continues to blur, according to panelists who spoke Wednesday at the Assisted Living Federation of America's 2012 conference and expo near Dallas. http://www.mcknights.com/panel-sees-line-blurring-between-skilled-care-and-assisted-living-services/article/241513/ Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT The line separating assisted living and skilled care services continues to blur, according to panelists who spoke Wednesday at the Assisted Living Federation of America's 2012 conference and expo near Dallas. McKnight's Healthcare delivery system reforms could help reduce some of the "excessive and preventable" Medicare costs incurred by beneficiaries who live in long-term care facilities, according to recent reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.mcknights.com/studies-hospital-stays-contribute-to-high-medicare-long-term-care-costs/article/180951/ Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:59:00 GMT Healthcare delivery system reforms could help reduce some of the "excessive and preventable" Medicare costs incurred by beneficiaries who live in long-term care facilities, according to recent reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation. McKnight's Nursing home consumers are more satisfied than they have been since 2005. Meanwhile, workforce satisfaction is at its highest level since 2006. That is according to a new survey by the research firm My InnerView. http://www.mcknights.com/satisfaction-among-nursing-home-consumers-employees-continues-to-rise-survey-finds/article/137564/ Thu, 28 May 2009 22:49:00 GMT Nursing home consumers are more satisfied than they have been since 2005. Meanwhile, workforce satisfaction is at its highest level since 2006. That is according to a new survey by the research firm My InnerView. McKnight's Federal healthcare regulators on Thursday announced a sweeping round of delays for an updated tool to enhance the nursing home payment system. The rollout of MDS 3.0 is now targeted for October 2010 and other intermediary steps are being pushed back, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said. http://www.mcknights.com/regulators-delaying-new-mds-30-nursing-home-payment-system-to-minimize-confusion/article/128351/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:57:00 GMT Federal healthcare regulators on Thursday announced a sweeping round of delays for an updated tool to enhance the nursing home payment system. The rollout of MDS 3.0 is now targeted for October 2010 and other intermediary steps are being pushed back, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said. McKnight's Public and private sector officials convened Wednesday to discuss the important role long-term care reform could play in a grander, overall healthcare reform scheme. http://www.mcknights.com/long-term-care-reform-hearing-focuses-on-dual-eligibles-home-based-services/article/128303/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:31:00 GMT Public and private sector officials convened Wednesday to discuss the important role long-term care reform could play in a grander, overall healthcare reform scheme. McKnight's New international guidelines for performing prevalence and incidence studies on pressure ulcers will make their debut today and Saturday at the Biennial Conference of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. http://www.mcknights.com/guidelines-for-pressure-ulcer-prevention-to-be-introduced-at-conference/article/127942/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:45:00 GMT New international guidelines for performing prevalence and incidence studies on pressure ulcers will make their debut today and Saturday at the Biennial Conference of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. McKnight's