[07/18/23]
Posted on July 18, 2023 in Health Law News, Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
Over the last 12 months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has received many reports of hospice fraud. In addition, CMS has seen the number of enrolled hospices increase significantly in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas, raising concerns about market oversaturation. On July 12, 2023, CMS released a Medicare Learning Network article (the “CMS Oversight Policy”)... READ MORE
Tags: Changes of Ownership, cms, Hospice, long-term, Medicare
[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
[08/30/11]
Posted on August 30, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
A case currently pending before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as mentioned here, is expected to be decided and released within the next few months. This case, Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Mobile, has been pending before the Board since December of 2010, and, if decided as expected by those following the case,... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, care, community of interest, facility, home, jent, job classification, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, long-term, majority, meek, NLRB, nursing, selby, specialty healthcare, Union, unionization, vote
