For New Cost Report Periods, PPACA Requires Direct Care Expenditure Accounting
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...
View ArticleCMS Announces Antipsychotic Initiative
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...
View ArticleOIG Report Finds Extensive Misuse of Antipsychotics in Nursing Facilities
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...
View ArticleMedPAC Releases Report to Congress, Suggests Broad Reforms to Post-Acute...
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...
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