CMS to weigh comments on disqualifying convictions in crafting background check regulations
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Long-term care stakeholders generally support proposed regulations on background checks of direct care workers, according to an informational memorandum issued Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Catholic long-term care provider claims free speech violations in its full appeal against Affordable...
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 26, 2014
A Catholic long-term care provider is claiming freedom of speech and religious freedom violations in a much-anticipated legal appeal over the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.
Mid-sized employers receive insurance reprieve from White House
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 11, 2014
Long-term care providers with between 50 and 99 employees received an unexpected reprieve yesterday, as the Obama administration announced it would give them an extra year before having to offer health...
HHS wants civil monetary penalty rules changed
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 10, 2014
Civil monetary penalties for providers will be revised if two proposed rules from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General are approved.
March 6 webcast: Getting quality staffing right in 2014
Feb 07, 2014
What does quality staffing look like in 2014? A free McKnight’s webcast March 6 will sort through facts and myths to help providers better understand what they should be doing to keep themselves...
OnShift reaps $7M in financing
Feb 05, 2014
OnShift has closed $7 million in Series C financing, the company announced Tuesday.
New model of care presents new risks
By
Timothy Folk and Thomas Morrin
Feb 05, 2014
Whether you’re a long-term care leader who has already made the decision to align your organization with an ACO or are still in the process of weighing the decision, one thing everyone can agree...
CBO: Affordable Care Act will reduce full-time workforce by more than 2 million in the next decade
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 05, 2014
The full-time work force will lose roughly 2 million people overall by 2024 as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to new figures from the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO report, released...
Provider networks: Too big to succeed?
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 28, 2014
At this point, you’re well aware that the Affordable Care Act is putting pressure on post-acute providers to partner with hospitals and physician groups. A recent whistleblower case in California...
Long-term care services are a-changin’
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Jan 27, 2014
With the advent of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare field is attracting a lot of attention these days. Young adults starting their professional lives, as well as mid-career adults seeking change...