A final federal rule raising minimum staffing requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding becomes effective June 21, starting a staggered timeline for LTCs to create and...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule that, if finalized, will provide new minimum staffing level requirements for all long-term care facilities reimbursed by...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) intended to require additional disclosures related to the ownership and management of nursing facilities that accept...more
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CMS has announced it is engaging in a new series of audits intended to address the agency’s concern that nursing homes could be miscoding schizophrenia to reduce their reported rates of antipsychotic use, and...more
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On July 31, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health officially began its first overhaul of the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations since 1999. The regulatory changes will be implemented...more
The incremental adoption of telehealth services exploded at the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), establishing telehealth as an integral tool for patient care....more
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On March 17, 2020, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will suspend enforcement activities and waive...more
3/19/2020
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Federal executive agencies recently published two rules, one final and one proposed, aimed at publicizing the various costs associated with health care. A final rule, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services...more
12/4/2019
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