[07/12/19]
Posted on July 12, 2019 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On June 26, 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill dramatically limiting substantial portions of Florida’s Certificate of Need (“CON”) program. The new law takes effect in two phases. Effective July 1, 2019, general hospitals, comprehensive rehabilitation and “tertiary”[i] health services, such as pediatric cardiac catheterization, pediatric open-heart surgery and neonatal... READ MORE
Tags: Agency for Health Care Administration, ahca, Certificate of Need, CON
[11/21/13]
Posted on November 21, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior Act of 2013 (“Bill”) was introduced this week by Representative James Renacci (R-OH) to the House. This Bill proposes to waive the three-day qualifying stay requirement for admission to a skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) under Medicare. READ MORE
Tags: admission, ahca, bufford, congress, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, ncal, qualifying, selby, snf, stay
[08/30/12]
Posted on August 30, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On May 30, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes (Partnership) in order to transform the current focus of treatments and services provided to nursing home residents suffering from dementia and dementia-related illnesses. More specifically, this initiative promotes two goals: (1) resident-centered... READ MORE
Tags: ahca, amda, antipsychotic, bufford, cms, dementia, drugs, long term care, medical director, nursing home, selby
[07/16/12]
Posted on July 16, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Since 2005, a group of associations, such as LeadingAge, AHCA, AMDA, and many others, has hosted an annual summit to discuss the information technology (IT) issues long term care and post acute care providers face. The group, known as the Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Collaborative, publishes a Road Map for LTPAC providers to... READ MORE
Tags: ahca, amda, bufford, care, costs, health it, Home Health, Hospice, IT, jent, leadingage, long term care, long-term, ltpac, quality, road map, selby
[07/09/12]
Posted on July 9, 2012 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
Since 2005, a group of associations known as the Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology Collaborative (the Collaborative) have hosted the annual LTPAC Health IT Summit to discuss and advance health IT issues for long LTPAC providers. Following the Summit, the Collaborative publishes a Road Map that identifies the progress... READ MORE
Tags: aanac, accountable care, ahca, ahima, amda, batt, bufford, bundled payment, care coordination, cast, cms, crm, ehr, employee, facility, health it, healthcare, hms, improvement, IT, leadingage, long term care, ltc, ltpac, nasl, ncal, nf, nursing home, oig, pace, process, provider, quality, rehospitalization, road map, skill, snf, summit, technology, training
[07/06/11]
Posted on July 6, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Motion Picture License Corporation (MPLC) has reached an agreement with long-term care advocacy groups to exempt certain facilities from licensing fees when showing movies for residents. Under the United States Copyright Act, a “public performance” of copyrighted materials, including movies, traditionally requires a separate license. The MPLC has reached an agreement with the... READ MORE
Tags: ahca, assisted living, bufford, continuum of care, copyright, independent living, jent, license, long term care, movie, movie fee, MPLC, ncal, nursing home, selby
