CMS extends overpayment payback window to one year
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2012
Federal regulators have relented and given state Medicaid programs a full year to collect and return overpayments made to providers.
Report: Loophole abused
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2012
Results of a new study confirm long-term care providers’ suspicions that they are being denied access to many post-hospitalization patients due to hospitals’ admitting and coding practices.
Roadman new ALC president
Jul 05, 2012
The former head of the American Health Care Association, Charles “Chip” Roadman II, M.D., will serve as interim president and CEO of Assisted Living Concepts.
Extendicare leaves Kentucky, blames need for tort reform
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2012
Citing the state’s lack of tort reform, a major nursing home chain has announced that it is leaving Kentucky.
I couldn’t live without…QuietCare
Jul 05, 2012
California-based senior services and housing operator Eskaton uses Care Innovations’ QuietCare system to better monitor its residents and improve staff communication in memory care communities.
Institute of Medicine checklist offers healthcare IT guidance
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2012
Healthcare executives should have a full understanding of the benefits of healthcare information technology as a means for improving outcomes and lowering costs, new guidelines recommend.
Ask the legal expert: What can we do about new admissions who stash their assets for Medicaid eligibility?
By
John Durso
Jul 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...
Closed facility continues fight with state
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2012
A nursing home closed 13 years ago opened a new chapter in May, when a trial between the state of New York and the home’s former owner began.
HealthSouth contests new building of facilities in AL
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2012
HealthSouth Corporation is opposing a deal to build two skilled nursing facilities in Alabama.
Competitive bidding program is doomed, researchers assert
Jul 05, 2012
Medicare’s competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment was not built to last, new research asserts.
The program requires skilled nursing facilities seeking DME supplies to purchase...