More than half of fines and settlements from $2.3 billion recouped through healthcare fraud investigations went back into Medicare Trust Funds last year, according to a report issued Friday.
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Jun 03, 2019
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1,400 homes lose one star
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes recently lost star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare website because of allegedly inadequate numbers of registered nurses on staff or failure to report reliable staffing information.
Change that’s overdue
By
John O'Connor
Aug 09, 2018
Are generators expensive? You bet. You know what else can get really, really expensive? Wrongful death lawsuits.
CMS gives telehealth a reimbursement win
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed allowing physician reimbursement for video chats and check-ins, eliciting praise from the industry.
McKnight’s earns APEX honors
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 09, 2018
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has once again earned national honors in the 30th annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition.
NIC reports occupancy decline
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Skilled nursing property occupancy dropped to 81.6% at the end of the first quarter, according to a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Skilled Nursing Data Report. It showed that...
Rating methods worlds apart
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
Users who rate nursing homes on social media often use more service-oriented criteria than government officials do, say academic researchers who stacked facilities’ Yelp reviews against Nursing Home...
McKnight’s earns journalism accolades
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 08, 2018
“McKnight’s Long-Term Care News” was a common phrase in national journalism competitions recently. The publisher’s editorial staff earned the Gold Award for “Best News Coverage”...
New LTC opioid ‘Playbook’ out
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
The National Quality Forum has released a comprehensive guide to help support safe opioid prescribing and pain management. The “National Quality Partners Playbook: Opioid Stewardship” provides strategies...