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Major Revamp of Nursing Home Regulations Proposed By CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has release new proposed regulations that would implement the first major rewrite of the long-term care Conditions of Participation in over 25...
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Skilled Nursing Facility and Nursing Home Initiatives – OIG 2017 Annual Work...
Skilled Nursing Facility and Nursing Home Initiatives OIG 2017 Annual Work Plan The OIG’s 2017 Annual Work Plan identified a few new areas of focus relating to nursing homes and skilled nursing...
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OIG 2017 Annual Work Plan
OIG Annual Work Plan for 2017 – Topics Covered The Health and Human services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its 2017 Annual Work Plan. Work planning is an ongoing project within...
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DOJ Skilled Nursing Facility Settlement Involving Rehab – Highest Ever
Skilled Nursing Facility Single Highest False Claims Act Settlements to Date 2017 saw the largest recovery from a skilled nursing facility under the False Claim Act. Life Care Centers of America Inc....
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New TEP Report Posted On Quality Measures for Long-Term Care
Development and Maintenance of Quality Measures for Long-Term Care – Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP) The technical expert panel (TEP) has published a new summary report covering the...
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RCS-1 Model Worksheet Gives a Glimpse of a World Without RUG
Time Is Running Out on RUG System for Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement It is currently anticipated that the RUG system, which is currently used to calculate reimbursement for Medicare Part A...
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Health Law Firm Opens Green Bay Office
Green Bay Health Care Lawyer – Opening Office in Green Bay Wisconsin I just wanted to let readers of our health care blog know that Ruder Ware will be opening a Green Bay office and that three Green...
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