Next year is bringing many changes to the regulatory landscape for skilled nursing. With new payment rules, coding changes ...

On March 31, Daveth Forbes-Thomas, MSN, RN, began serving as CEO of the NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney nursing home in New York City, located in the same Brooklyn neighborhood where she grew up. Ms.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a cold-like illness that can be dangerous for infants, especially those born during the respiratory season. We finally have a tool to protect them, yet entrenched ...

Under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, hospital outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers will get a 2.9% Medicare pay increase next year, up from the ...

Regulators are tightening their scrutiny of the hospice industry, so providers must prioritize the documentation and communication practices that help them obtain higher quality scores. That’s ...

A Drive-By, facility-wide, all-staff educational program reduced acquired pressure injuries (PIs) during COVID-19 lockdowns at 2 long-term care facilities (LTCFs), according to results of a study ...

To protect themselves against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ compliance enforcement mechanisms, home care providers must focus on quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) ...

In health care, where decisions can be life-altering and regulatory policies help shape care quality and delivery, board members play a pivotal role in offering strategic counsel and oversight for ...

In July, CMS released a guide to new and updated frequently asked questions around the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model. Yet while home-based care providers certainly have many ...