May 16, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announces a significantly smaller and more-focused project list for Round Two of the funding awards.
May 16, 2013 Mark Hagland, Healthcare Informatics
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Tavenner is the first permanent administrator of that federal agency to be confirmed in nearly a decade.
May 15, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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This week’s Medicare fraud sting operation involved nearly 100 people across multiple states, including physicians, nurses and therapists.
May 15, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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While quality and satisfaction scores have improved, skilled nursing facilities need to continue to improve and adapt to government policy and reimbursement cuts to survive.
May 3, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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As Americans continue to aging in growing numbers, long-term care faces challenges on several fronts in providing the relevant care, services and accommodations that this new senior demographic will demand.
May 2, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Several of long-term care’s biggest property owners are shedding their interest in the financially challenged skilled nursing sector.
May 1, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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CMS has proposed a new rule that would raise hospice payments under Medicare by $180 million next year.
May 1, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Congratulations to the fourth of our five 2013 Leaders of Tomorrow: Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC. After 30 years in acute care, Segal has dedicated herself to educating LTC facilities about infection control and prevention.
April 25, 2013 Jason E. Bring, Esq.
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Alleged poor quality charges are landing providers in the poorhouse. A look at cases based on poor quality of care and the subsequent verdicts handed down.
April 25, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Know about someone conducting sneaky Medicare billing practices? CMS’ new whistleblower proposal might pay you more than your boss does.
April 24, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Marilyn Tavenner has obtained a vote of confidence from a Senate committee in her bid to become the first confirmed administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in seven years.
April 23, 2013 Bob Gatty
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This summer will be a busy one as Congress deliberates the 2014 budget and how, without revisions, its proposed cuts to Medicare may affect the physicians, hospitals and long-term care providers.
