[03/19/13]
Posted on March 19, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (“MedPAC”) recent Report to Congress included a chapter dedicated to skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), which MedPAC reports received $31 billion in Medicare reimbursement in 2011. Recently, SNFs have been under pressure from repeated reimbursement cuts; however, MedPAC’s analysis states that SNF reimbursement is adequate. READ MORE
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[11/29/12]
Posted on November 29, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon be distributing a free toolkit to nursing facilities, CMS Regional Offices, and State Survey Agencies. Hand in Hand is a high quality training series for nursing homes that emphasizes person-centered care for persons with dementia, as well as the prevention of abuse. Section 6121 of... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cms, hand in hand, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, nf, nursing facility, selby, snf
[10/05/12]
Posted on October 5, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published their annual Work Plan for 2013. The Work Plan continues to identify compliance risk areas that subject Medicare and Medicaid providers to audit and enforcement initiatives. The Work Plan specifically targets skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), hospices, and home health agencies (HHAs). For all types of... READ MORE
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[05/31/12]
Posted on May 31, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
On the heels of last week’s failure for the antipsychotic measures to pass the Senate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced an initiative to reduce antipsychotic use in nursing facilities. Yesterday, CMS officials announced a multi-year initiative to improve dementia care for residents of nursing homes by reducing the inappropriate... READ MORE
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[09/08/11]
Posted on September 8, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
Yesterday, CMS sent a new transmittal to the state survey agencies on the use of feeding tubes in nursing homes. In short, F321 has been combined into F322 and according the CMS the changes were made to provide nursing home surveyors with guidance to determine compliance with use of feeding tubes by nursing homes. ... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cms, enrollment, F321, F322, feeding tube, Home Health, interpretive guideline, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, medicaid, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, nursing facility, nursing home, regulations, selby, skilled nursing facility, wage index
[08/28/11]
Posted on August 28, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
CMS recently published a Survey & Certification Memorandum (S&C:11-35-NH) detailing progress in the implementation of Section 6121 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 6121 of the ACA mandates enhanced nurse aide training in nursing homes. The enhanced training focuses on two areas: 1) how to care for residents with dementia, and 2) how... READ MORE
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