Fox Rehabilitation received at least $29.9 million in Medicare Part B payments for services that did not meet Medicare requirements, according to an August report by the Office of the Inspector General...
CMS unveils new webpage on Jimmo rehab settlement
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Amy Novotney
Oct 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in August unveiled the educational webpage mandated as part of the federal government’s January 2013 Jimmo settlement.
Florida SNFs sue over Medicaid pay delay
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Amy Novotney
Sep 06, 2017
Ten Florida skilled nursing facilities have filed a class-action lawsuit against several insurance companies over their alleged failure to pay interest on overdue Medicaid payments.
Court: SNFs allowed to fight delayed Medicaid payments
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Amy Novotney
Sep 06, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in August that 10 operators of Illinois long-term care facilities can move forward with a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Healthcare and...
New tech seeks to calm SNF residents having dementia
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Amy Novotney
Aug 09, 2017
Caring for individuals with dementia often involves managing residents’ disruptive and sometimes dangerous behaviors, including screaming, hitting or kicking.
Advance directive app wins big in HHS tech competition
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Amy Novotney
Jul 06, 2017
A program that allows consumers to develop and securely share their end-of-life plans with caregivers and healthcare providers is among the winners of the Department of Health and Human Services’...
Price wants more tech and less government meddling
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Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2017
Physicians need to be more patient-facing, not computer-facing, according to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, M.D.
Windows create a new world for residents with dementia
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Amy Novotney
May 06, 2017
Dutch designers have developed interactive art screens to help nursing home residents reconnect in a more meaningful way with family, caregivers and the outside world.
GAO: More planning needed to increase info exchange
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2017
When patients leave the hospital and move to post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, electronic health records and the electronic exchange of patient health information can help better...
FDA publishes cybersecurity advice for medical devices
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Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2017
Thanks to significant technological advances in patient care over the past decade, many medical devices are now being designed to connect to a hospital or long-term care facility’s network, or even...