Hall Render

JANUARY 23, 2025

Later this month, the list of states that allow nursing home and assisted living facility residents and their families to place cameras and electronic monitoring devices in resident rooms will grow. The Electronic Monitoring Law addresses both nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2023

He noted that many of the startups are helping providers "reduce individual workloads by removing friction in day-to-day processes, streamlining clinical workflows, reducing documentation burden, outsourcing basic tasks to artificial intelligence-enabled solutions and supporting well-being and flexible work arrangements."

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They identified that 6,622 nursing homes had been cited for infection prevention and control program deficiencies as of February 26, 2020, and Medicare.gov indicated that 24 nursing homes were part of a nursing home chain. The OIG’s audit found that 23 of the 24 nursing homes had possible deficiencies.

Nursing Homes 59

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 3, 2022, the OIG released the results of a recent inspection of a nursing home by the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Inspections). Train appropriate staff to accurately document and report direct care hours worked. Update your policies as needed.

Nursing Homes 59

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A New York optician has pled guilty to grand larceny for submitting false claims for optician services that he alleged were for specific nursing home residents, but which were never provided. Additionally, it is necessary that the billing office ensures that no double billing occurs by the nursing home and any consultant.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Complaints of resident abuse in a Michigan nursing home led to an investigation by the Michigan Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division, working with the Michigan Sentinel Project. The investigation determined that a nurse was working at the nursing home while her license was suspended, which is a felony.

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A fire at a Washington nursing home displaced seventy-seven residents and drew a coordinated response from local firefighters. Document that these trainings and drills occurred, and file the signed documents in each employee’s education file. Crews responded to the blaze at about 5:30 p.m.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 14, 2022

An Illinois nursing home was fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent falls. According to facility documents, the resident had mobility issues and cognitive impairments. The resident’s nurses’ notes documented the falls.

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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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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A large long-term care facility located in Vermont violated federal law by allowing black nurses and nurse assistants to be subjected to ongoing and egregious racial harassment, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. Stress the importance of nonretaliation.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

In a March 11, 2022, release by the Northern District of Georgia’s Office of the Department of Justice, it was reported that an investigation determined a Georgia nursing home knowingly submitted claims for unreasonable, unnecessary, and unskilled services for Medicare patients. Attorney Kurt R. Update as needed.

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Healthicity

MAY 23, 2023

Depression and psychiatric conditions are relatively common in the elderly and nursing home residents. However, compliance professionals need to be aware of proper medical necessity, coding, and documentation when it comes to providing psychotherapy services for nursing home residents.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 3, 2022

A Pennsylvania nursing home will pay $819,640 to settle claims that it provided medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to residents to maximize revenue, and without prioritizing clinical needs. Document that these trainings occurred, and file the signed documents in each employee’s education file.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. Ratings are updated quarterly.

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

After a three-and-a-half-day trial, a jury returned a verdict for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a former employee of a Tennessee nursing home who had been fired after requesting intermittent leave to address her anxiety. The former employee suffered from anxiety throughout her adult life.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

On January 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a memorandum stating that nursing home staff turnover and weekend staffing will be posted on the Medicare.gov Care Compare public website. Document that these trainings occurred and file in each appropriate employee’s education file.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 29, 2022

An Oklahoma nurse aide pleaded guilty to abusing a nursing home resident and was placed on a deferred sentence probation for three years under the supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Document that the training occurred, and record in each employee’s education file.

Nursing Homes 59

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 8, 2022

A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 The company is a not-for-profit corporation located in Florida that oversees healthcare facilities on its campus, including a nursing home and an assisted living facility.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Charges were filed against two nursing home employees who were caught on camera beating and dragging an 87-year-old resident, according to officials with the Texas City Police Department. Texas City police said they had received a complaint about an elderly male being assaulted by two caregivers at an area nursing home.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 18, 2022

An Indiana provider of skilled nursing and long-term care services has agreed to pay $5,591,044.66 Document that these trainings occurred and file the signed document in each employee’s education file. The post Nursing Home Provider to Pay over $5.5M in Civil False Claims Settlement appeared first on Med-Net.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Instead of bouncing between applications, providers go to a single location to provide care and document a patient encounter, provide aftercare instructions, and view and share patient data, which is integrated into their main practice EMR and billing departments. Integrate with EMS systems allowing onsite care.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

After an investigation into Colorado’s care for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the state unnecessarily segregates people with physical disabilities in nursing facilities. Interview residents to ensure that all safe discharge planning needs have been met.

Nursing Homes 59

Nursing Homes Nurses ADA Medicaid 59

Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) reported that an Iowa nursing home would be fined $20,000 after a resident was inappropriately discharged and left outside for 11 hours overnight. Document that these trainings occurred and file the signed document in each employee’s individual education file.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Compliance Hospitals 59

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes regarding the role of the medical director and how mental disorders are diagnosed. ruled out) the effects of a substance (e.g., UTI or high ammonia levels).

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It mandates that facilities implement policies to ensure residents can return following hospitalization or therapeutic leave unless there is a documented medical or safety justification. Key provisions include: Clear Documentation Requirements : Nursing homes must provide thorough documentation justifying the need for a transfer or discharge.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division discovered that the pay practices of three Oklahoma City nursing homes denied 129 workers of partial wages. The three Oklahoma City nursing homes did not pay for on-site and off-site meetings, on-boarding activities, and web-based training as hours worked.

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Hall Render

MARCH 4, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (Nursing Facility ICPG) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. Medical Directors in Nursing Homes 42 CFR 483.70(g)

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The United States has filed a lawsuit against an Alabama psychiatrist for improper prescribing of Nuedexta to nursing home residents. In return, the psychiatrist prescribed Nuedexta to nursing home residents who did not have pseudobulbar affect.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 21, 2023

Nursing homes are critical in providing residents with care, comfort and dignity. Nursing homes need to navigate this delicate terrain with care, sensitivity and a commitment to creating a safe and respectful environment for all residents.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes regarding the quality of care and quality of life for residents.

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Healthcare Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

1] If the proposed rule is finalized, CMS estimates that approximately 75% of all nursing homes would have to “strengthen staffing in their facilities” in order to meet the new requirements. [2] 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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Hall Render

JUNE 12, 2023

Iowa House File 685 contains several changes to Iowa’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes. The post Iowa Long-Term Care Law Update: Changes to Nursing Home Change of Ownership Process appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render.

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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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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A mother and her two daughters have been charged for providing fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards to maintain and obtain employment at a New York nursing home. Vaccination is mandatory for nursing home employment in New York. Update your policy as needed.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A Montana nurse who admitted to stealing opiates while working at multiple healthcare facilities was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. The government alleged in court documents that the defendant diverted opiates in 2021 while working at multiple healthcare facilities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

“Station MD, our telehealth vendor, was providing similar telemedicine triage service to nursing homes on Staten Island that housed medically frail residents. When the physician sees the patient and locks the note, it’s automatically sent back to HealthEC to ensure comprehensive care documentation.

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Hall Render

JULY 5, 2023

Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies should educate and train their staff to ensure that accurate information is obtained from acute care providers. Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies need to document all of their efforts taken to facilitate obtaining this information from acute care providers.

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