[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
[07/03/12]
Posted on July 3, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Nursing Home Compare website, originally launched in 1998, is set to launch with a redesign July 19th. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) claims the redesign adopts industry design and usability best practices while also incorporating a considerable amount of new information to increase transparency and usability for consumers. READ MORE
Tags: 2567, antipsychotic, bufford, cms, disclosure, drugs, facility, jent, long term care, mds 3.0, nhc, nursing home, nursing home compare, ownership, physical therapy, selby, snf, website
[12/07/11]
Posted on December 7, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On November 30, 2011, Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, appeared before the Special Committee on Aging, and testified regarding the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) findings pertaining to the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs by nursing home residents. The OIG hired psychiatrists who are experts in treating elderly patients to review a sample of... READ MORE
Tags: antipsychotic, bufford, cms, drugs, elderly, FDA, hall render, inspector general, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, lvinson, Medicare, medication, nursing home, oig, resident, selby, snf
