The Department of Health and Human Services is extending the compliance timelines for the Office of the National Coordinator’s information blocking and interoperability rule finalized in March, due to...
Sabra: Normalization hinges on solid COVID-19 testing
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Effective and rapid COVID-19 testing — not just a vaccine — will put skilled nursing facilities back on a path toward normalization after being ravaged by the public health crisis, according to Sabra...
Ensign returns another $23M
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
The Ensign Group, the third-largest skilled nursing facility chain, handed back another $23 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after achieving another “record quarter,” executives reported...
December Business Briefs
Dec 01, 2020
SavaSeniorCare in early November disclosed plans to sell 48 of its skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in a bid to boost employee pay and benefits and invest more in doctors, technology and...
SNFs earn $330 million in COVID-19 performance pay
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2020
A majority of U.S. nursing homes were rewarded for safer performances regarding COVID-19 between August and September.
CMS defends its response
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strongly rebutted a recent “60 Minutes” news report that accused the federal government of failing to come to the aid of the Kirkland, WA, nursing home...
Ask the payment expert: Can I put my asymptomatic positive residents under a skilled stay to capture...
By
Caryn Adams
Dec 01, 2020
Can I put my asymptomatic positive residents under a skilled stay to capture an increase in reimbursement?
From COVID-19 hardships come advances
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
In areas ranging from telehealth to staffing, the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards reveal providers’ smart new approaches and solutions.
Hiring initiative to meet COVID-19 workforce challenges entails paying CNAs up to $25 an hour
Dec 01, 2020
Minnesota launched an “urgent hiring initiative” to help long-term care facilities struggling with staffing amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
National Guard aids workers
Dec 01, 2020
INDIANA — Operators in this state are among the latest to bring in the National Guard to take additional pressure off staff members trying to contend with COVID-19 challenges. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb...