[03/18/13]
Posted on March 18, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (“MedPAC”) March 25th Report to Congress outlines inefficiencies they believe exist in the post-acute world and lead to excessive Medicare payments to providers. MedPAC recommendations include Congress evaluate post-acute provider reimbursement and encourage use of the lowest cost mix of services necessary to achieve the best outcomes. READ MORE
Tags: bufford, congress, hha, Home Health, Hospice, jent, long term care, ltch, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, MedPAC, pps, provider, quality, rehab, reimbursement, report, selby, snf
[07/09/12]
Posted on July 9, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report this morning detailing issues found in the use of antipsychotics in nursing facilities. Utilizing a sample of records from January through June of 2007, the OIG found over 99% of records reviewed failed to meet one or more Federal requirements. READ MORE
Tags: abuse, antipsychotic, assessment, bufford, care, care plan, cms, federal, jent, long term care, medicaid, Medicare, nf, noncompliance, nursing home, oig, reduce, regulation, reimbursement, report, resident, selby, skilled nursing facility, snf
[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
Tags: antipsychotic, bufford, cms, congress, jent, july, long term care, nursing facility, nursing home, nursing home compare, report, selby, senate, snf
[01/10/12]
Posted on January 10, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are required to seperately report expenditures for wages and benefits for direct care staff (breaking out (at a minimum) registered nurses, licensed professional nurses, certified nurse assistants, and other medical and therapy staff). CMS recently posted updates to the Provider Reimbursement Manual... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cost, cost report, direct care, expenditure, facility, jent, long term care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, nf, nursing home, period, PPACA, report, selby, skillind nursing, snf
