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Clinical Care
Clinician Visits at SNFs Linked to Readmission and Mortality Rates
New research indicates incentives for clinician assessments of hospital-discharged skilled nursing facility patients should be strengthened.
Strategy
CMS Launches 'Comprehensive Review' of Nursing Homes Regulation
CMS Administrator Seema Verma details a five-point plan to improve quality of care and regulatory enforcement at the nation's nursing...
Nursing
Disclosure Law Improves Nurse Staffing Ratios in New Jersey
New Jersey is one of eight states that require hospitals and nursing homes to report staffing ratios.
Clinical Care
Reduce Hospital Readmissions With Effective SNF-to-Home Transitions
New data shows that patients discharged from a skilled nursing facility to home face the highest risk of readmission in...
Clinical Care
How Johns Hopkins Created a Preferred SNF Network
Components of Johns Hopkins' SNF collaborative include a rigorous process for selecting partner facilities and establishing a management framework.
Clinical Care
Readmissions Higher With Home Care Compared to SNF Care
The treatment intensity and 24-hour monitoring at skilled nursing facilities could drive lower readmission rates compared to home care.
Vanguard SNFs to Pay $18M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Prosecutors allege that Vanguard SNFs and top executives submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for "worthless" services.
Clinical Care
Is Your Hospital Discharge Planning Failing Patients?
At the time of hospital discharge, ill-informed patients often face time-pressured decisions to find an appropriate post-acute care provider.
Finance
Long-term Care Hospital Reimbursement Loophole Challenged
A new working paper recommends that long-term care hospitals lose their special reimbursement schedules under Medicare and instead get paid...
Finance
HCR ManorCare Acquisition Dings ProMedica's Credit Rating
S&P Global Ratings lowers the credit rating after noting the significant debt burden ProMedica assumed to finance the acquisition that...
Strategy
Humana, Private Equity Consortium Finalize $4.1B Kindred Purchase
The acquisition comes as the consortium finalizes the $1.4 billion acquisition of Curo Health Services. Humana will have a 40%...