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Days-old MDS creating chaos for some providers

Just two days into a new era in patient assessments, providers were reporting struggles with an updated MDS, observers said Tuesday. ....

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CMS 5-claim audits so far a 'debacle' - McKnight's Long-Term Care News

A new federal review process designed to lessen improper government payments is sending provider staffs scurrying to justify their coding. ....

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Warm handoffs, cool tech help providers smooth transitions: expert

The urgency of smoothly transitioning patients from one care setting to another is ratcheting up for both skilled nursing and home health providers. ....

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Cost, conversion of long-stay residents fuel resistance to 3-day stay waiver

A study of a key COVID waiver backs up concerns that removing a hospital stay requirement would shift too many long-term residents to skilled care. ....

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CMS leader balks on broader use of antipsychotic drugs

A top nursing home regulator is opposed to broadening exclusions for the use of antipsychotic medications, he told a conference Friday. ....

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