Early PDPM numbers not the whole story, Parkinson notes
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2019
Capital providers were warned recently about investing or refinancing too quickly after the start of the Patient-Driven Payment Model on Oct. 1. “I’m really urging the investment community that...
Medicare Advantage inflicting pain: CFOs
By
John O'Connor
Oct 17, 2019
A majority of provider CFOs surveyed in August said their organizations are being hurt by Medicare Advantage plans. About 70% reported a moderate to significant negative impact, while just 6% reported...
60 seconds with … Leah Klusch
Oct 17, 2019
Leah Klusch, Executive Director for The Alliance Training Center Q: What’s vital for dealing with the Patient-Driven Payment Model? A:Are you on time with your assessment process? Being late in this...
LTC attacks overuse of observation stays
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2019
The American Health Care Association is again seeking change to a rule that requires an individual to spend three consecutive days as a hospital inpatient in order to receive Medicare skilled nursing coverage. ...
Feds fix incorrect VBP reports
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have issued corrected value-based purchasing (VBP) reports for skilled nursing facilities following a calculation mistake. The agency said the error was...
Mammograms may be moot
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
Providers may want to consider stopping routine mammograms for women age 75 and older after a study found that they’re 123 times more likely to die from causes other than breast cancer. Among 220,000...
Brief bursts normalize BP
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2019
Brief bursts of high-intensity exercise on a stationary bike have been found to bring blood pressure back to normal in older adults in as few as 10 weeks. This happened without any change to medication...
Job seekers often unfit
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
More than 25,000 job applicants were deemed ineligible to work in long-term care through the federal background check program over the last two years. The nationwide number is estimated to be much higher....
PDPM effects will be known in six weeks
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2019
It should take only about 50 days to clearly understand the ramifications of nursing homes’ new Patient-Driven Payment Model, a top provider leader said. “We’re going to know five or six weeks into...
CFOs: Feeling less viability
By
John O'Connor
Oct 17, 2019
Fully 70% of skilled nursing chief financial officers said they were optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their respective local markets — but that represents a slide from 78%...