[05/07/13]
Posted on May 7, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the results of a study of hospice general inpatient care (“GIP”) based on an analysis of Medicare Part A hospice claims for beneficiaries who received GIP in 2011. The intent was to identify suspected abuse of GIP in hospice inpatient facilities by hospice providers because... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, care, cms, general, Hospice, inpatient, jent, long term care, payment, quality, selby, setting, snf, stay
[11/21/11]
Posted on November 21, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has recently released the 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code (LSC). Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enforces the 2000 Edition of the LSC. The updated LSC includes many changes for health facilities, and addresses cultural changes for nursing homes. For instance, to move... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cms, corridor, fire, home, jc, jent, kitchen, like, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, lsc, LSC changes, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, nfpa, nursing home, place, seating, selby, setting, snf
