Rushing roulette: Nursing homes want relief from hasty CMS Medicare revalidation demands
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James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2024
Nursing homes are crying foul over what they call excessive and hurried federal demands for ownership and related-party information that were sent with atypically short notice and relatively little guidance,...
Medicare Advantage practices under expanded CMS quality reporting could hurt reputation, pay: experts
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2024
Medicare Advantage plans’ varied interpretations of skilled nursing rules that apply to all beneficiaries in traditional Medicare could complicate federal regulators’ efforts to collect more quality...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 2
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2024
CMS finds lower mortality rates, mixed readmission success in its first study of the hospital at home initiative … Labor department docks nursing home $24K over unpaid benefits, sick leave … Judge...
CMS toughens stance on anticonvulsant use with new MDS reporting requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday will begin more closely monitoring the use of anticonvulsants in nursing homes, adding new reporting requirements to the Minimum Data Set.
MDS workload could explode if CMS applies data collection requirements beyond Medicare
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2024
Federal officials are considering significantly expanding how much information nursing homes must record in the Minimum Data Set, potentially adding reporting for patients outside of Medicare to requirements.
Senator rails against ‘punitive’ CMS, nursing home staffing rule in floor speech
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John Roszkowski
Sep 25, 2024
US Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) criticized the new federal minimum staffing rule for nursing homes during a speech on the Senator floor Tuesday, saying the mandate will exacerbate staffing shortages, reduce...
Will senior housing beat SNFs around the ‘healthcare cost curve’? Experts say sector is well positioned
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 23, 2024
A federal push to move more Medicare beneficiaries into value-based care presents senior housing operators with a valuable opening of their own: a chance to claim financial incentives that have traditionally...
You say you want a resolution?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 22, 2024
At a time when worker shortages have never been more severe, regulators are pushing for minimum staffing benchmarks. Regulators are in a tough spot.
CMS submits 75,000 pages to federal court to justify nursing home staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 15, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services filed more than 75,000 pages of rule-making records with a federal court Friday, beginning its formal defense of its controversial nursing home staffing mandate.
Five for five on Five-star ratings: the secret to NYC Health+Hospitals’ quality success
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2024
With nearly 1,900 skilled nursing beds spread across three of New York City’s five boroughs, NYC Health+Hospitals serves patients whose needs can vary greatly depending on their community or the specialty...