The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Iowa overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthicity

APRIL 11, 2023

The OIG added just one item to its Work Plan in March of 2023 -- but it was a significant item relating to nursing homes.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 28, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As nursing homes look for funds to allow them to improve care and train nursing home staff, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released QSO-23-23-NH (“CMS Memo”), which reopens and recasts the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (“CMPRP”).

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthicity

JUNE 20, 2023

Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently signaled an even stronger focus on nursing homes. The OIG plans to more closely scrutinize nursing home compliance in their work plans, audits, and oversight.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 25, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Iowa overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursing home negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the psychologist caused the submission of fraudulent Medicare claims from July 2016 through June 2019 for psychotherapy services purportedly provided to nursing home residents in Chicago and surrounding areas.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut enacted a law that contains several updates to Connecticut’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes and other health care providers. If the owner is a corporation that is incorporated in another state, a certificate of good standing from the state of incorporation.

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Healthicity

JUNE 12, 2023

May 2023 OIG Work Plan updates include opioid use in Medicare Part D, patient harm events, and facility-initiated discharges for nursing home patients.

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Hall Render

JUNE 12, 2023

On June 1, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Iowa House File 685 into law. Iowa House File 685 contains several changes to Iowa’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes. Changes to Iowa’s Change of Ownership (CHOW) Laws Iowa House File 685 creates a new Iowa Code Section 135C.7A,

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 Additionally, this information is now publicly available on CMS’s COVID Nursing Home Data Website.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its latest 2023 Spring Semiannual Report to Congress, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities from October 2022 to March 2023. Led by acting Inspector General Christi A.

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Provider Trust

JULY 17, 2023

In our recent webinar, ProviderTrust’s Chief Compliance Officer, Donna Thiel, shared her expertise and valuable feedback from the 2023 HCCA Compliance Institute. OIG pointed to the increased instances of patient neglect abuse as well as the need for oversight within nursing homes.

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Hall Render

JUNE 22, 2023

AdventHealth has exited the nursing home business, selling all 10 of its SNFs to third-party operators. JLL released its 2023 patient consumer survey. Eight of the facilities were located in Florida, one was in Texas and one was in Kansas.

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Hall Render

JULY 5, 2023

When a patient is discharged from acute care, it is important that the acute care provider deliver accurate and appropriate patient information related to a patient’s treatment and condition in order to decrease the risk of readmission or an adverse event at the skilled nursing providers and home health agencies.

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Hall Render

JUNE 8, 2023

Over 500 nursing home providers gathered in Washington, DC recently to protest an upcoming minimum staffing rule that CMS is currently drafting. On-campus medical office asset prices exceeded those of off-campus assets in Q1 2023 for the first time since Q1 2020, according to a report from Cushman & Wakefield.

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Healthcare Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposal to establish new federal minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities. [1] Nurse Aide (NA) HPRD (the “2.45 Nurse Aide (NA) HPRD (the “2.45 55 RN hours per resident per day (the “.55 55 RN HPRD”); and At least 2.45

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C&M Health Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and enacts changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program beginning in FY 2023. Staffing Levels.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that calls for minimum staffing standards in long-term care facilities (“nursing homes”). The Proposed Rule was published online on September 6, 2023. HPRD for RNs and 2.45 HPRD for RNs and 2.45

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Nurses rank highest among various factors in the U.S. health system in the latest Gallup poll — earning a grade of “excellent” or “good” by American adults surveyed in November 2023. ” Such is the present world of nurses and nursing in the U.S., health system.

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Health Care Performance

APRIL 5, 2023

CST and are presented by Margaret Scavotto and Scott Gima SNF Compliance Update April 19, 2023 90 minutes 1.8 NAB CEUs It’s been a long road since the Affordable Care Act mandated compliance and ethics programs for nursing homes in 2010. Sign up for MPA's FREE Compliance webinar: All webinars start at 11:00 a.m. CCB CEUs 1.5

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

According to a 2021 survey released by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), nearly every nursing home (99 percent) and assisted living facility (96 percent) in the U.S. Originally announced October 25th, 2023 is facing a staffing shortage.

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Health Care Performance

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

CST and are presented by Margaret Scavotto and Scott Gima Plan a Successful Compliance Week in 2023 February 22, 2023 90 minutes 1.8 SNF Compliance Update April 19, 2023 90 minutes 1.8 NAB CEUs It’s been a long road since the Affordable Care Act mandated compliance and ethics programs for nursing homes in 2010.

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Health Care Performance

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

CST and are presented by Margaret Scavotto and Scott Gima Plan a Successful Compliance Week in 2023 February 22, 2023 90 minutes 1.8 SNF Compliance Update April 19, 2023 90 minutes 1.8 NAB CEUs It’s been a long road since the Affordable Care Act mandated compliance and ethics programs for nursing homes in 2010.

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Hanys

APRIL 15, 2022

New York's 2022-2023 budget includes $1.6 billion in capital funding; additional Medicaid support for financially distressed hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers; telehealth payment parity; revisions to the Medicaid global cap; and supportive funding in several areas to bolster the healthcare worker pipeline.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Twenty states and 19 nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit against HHS and CMS over recent nursing home minimum staffing mandates. The plaintiffs allege the final rule “poses an existential threat” to the nursing home industry. In August 2023, the operating margin was 2.4%.

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Health Care Performance

JANUARY 18, 2023

January 25, 2023. Plan a Successful Compliance Week in 2023. February 22, 2023. April 19, 2023. It’s been a long road since the Affordable Care Act mandated compliance and ethics programs for nursing homes in 2010. Sign up for MPA's FREE Compliance & HIPAA webinars: All webinars start at 11:00 a.m.

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Health Care Performance

JANUARY 11, 2023

January 25, 2023. Plan a Successful Compliance Week in 2023. February 22, 2023. April 19, 2023. It’s been a long road since the Affordable Care Act mandated compliance and ethics programs for nursing homes in 2010. Sign up for MPA's FREE Compliance & HIPAA webinars: All webinars start at 11:00 a.m.

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Verisys

JANUARY 8, 2024

These programs are directed at various segments of the healthcare industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billers, and durable medical equipment suppliers. Updated for the first time in 15 years in November 2023, this guidance does not establish new legal standards but reinforces existing ones.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

One culprit is staffing in post-acute care – 87% of nursing homes report moderate to high staffing shortages. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S. consumers rate medical billing as challenging to understand , according to a recent survey from HealthLock.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. Notably, the service was successfully launched just two months later, beginning on January 17, 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Another cool feature of Dr. Temi is that it can follow the doctor or nurse autonomously as the doctor or nurse walks around. The Temo Robot is being used in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. Check out the demo of Dr. Temi to see it in action and to learn more.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 10, 2023

nursing homes. The group posted on its leak site about the breach on January 6, 2023, and has already leaked some of the data allegedly stolen in the attack. The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaasS) operation has claimed responsibility for an attack on Consulate Health Care, a Florida-based chain of 140 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Earlier this year, Avel eCare announced the acquisition of Nightwatch, a provider of remote pharmacy services to hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes throughout the Midwest and mid-Atlantic region. Originally announced September 19th, 2023 For more information on Avel eCare’s telemedicine services, visit avelecare.com.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, cited a study purporting to show that private equity ownership of nursing homes was responsible for over 20,000 premature deaths in just 12 years. 1] Health care market participants (i.e.

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