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Industry news that affects reimbursement, staffing and compliance, with the occasional note from our own team.
Ten months into a new administration, skilled nursing providers still find themselves subject to increasingly burdensome ownership reporting requirements, with few signs that the federal government will stop its campaign to increase transparency and data collection.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsThe federal government's move to restrict student loan provisions and take away nursing's professional designation could seriously damage workforce building efforts, nursing leaders say.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsMonths after it secured a Five-Star rating and was widely celebrated for completing its rebound from Medicare decertification, San Francisco's largest nursing home continues to pay the price for safety and privacy lapses that predated the pandemic.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsPrivate equity's expanding role in nursing homes and other healthcare settings is raising alarms from coast to coast, with state lawmakers introducing legislation to reduce its control over the sector.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsJust a dozen states have adopted any kind of incentive for nursing homes converting or designing facilities to embrace the small house model and its emphasis on private rooms, communal living and universal workers.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsThe latest refresh of skilled nursing facilities' quality data includes the initial public reporting of new patient transfer and vaccination measures. In the Quality Reporting Program, providers must submit 90% of data or risk a 2% payment loss.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsFacing increased fiscal and liability pressures, more US nursing homes are initiating involuntary patient discharges. AARP reported that complaints had increased nationwide, with an 8.6% rise from 2023 to 2024.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsEfficient, streamlined operations are crucial to high-quality patient care. One essential piece is a comprehensive back office. What it covers, what it saves, and what it changes for a facility.
Read moreAn hour or so before the official start of the work day, feeling a heightened level of job-related stress, a long-term care veteran walks into a colleague's office uninvited. What follows is a reminder of why we work in a building full of people.
Read moreSource: Gary Tetz, McKnight'sIn adjusting to new case-mix systems under the Patient Driven Payment Model, changes to reimbursement rates may be more widespread than anticipated, posing financing threats because lenders are basing loans on rate projections.
Read the articleSource: McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsA short call about where the back office is costing you. Then a written proposal. Nothing moves until you say so.
