New PPACA Proposed Regulations Target Anti-Fraud Effort

November 10th, 2010
Introduction The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released proposed new regulations to implement provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that establish new requirements for providers aimed at prev… Read More
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CMS Proposes New Requirements for Nursing Facility and Hospice Arrangements

November 1st, 2010
Introduction On October 22, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed new regulations that would revise the Conditions of Participation (COP) for Long Term Care (LTC) facilities by requiring written agreements betwe… Read More
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Changes in MDS 3.0 Section Q and Implications for Nursing Facilities

October 1st, 2010
The implementation of the Nursing Facility (NF) Minimum Data Set (MDS) version 3.0 occurred on October 1, 2010. Revised section Q in the MDS 3.0, termed “Participation in Assessment and Goal Setting,” has been substantially changed and expanded,… Read More
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CMS Proposes New Rules for Civil Monetary Penalties

August 2nd, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and states’ use of Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMPs”) – and the threat of CMPs – encourage nursing facilities to comply with Medicare and Medicaid participation requirements. CMS c… Read More
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Health Reform 2010: New Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements

July 8th, 2010
Every year approximately 11% of individuals 60 and over suffer some form of abuse, according to the National Institute of Justice. For each reported case of abuse, an estimated 5 more cases go unreported. The recently enacted health reform legislatio… Read More
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Health Reform 2010: Highlights for Physicians

May 1st, 2010
The following are a selection of key changes for physicians that come out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (J.R. 3590 (Pub. L. 111-148)) and its subsequent amendment through passage of the Health Care and Education Reconcilia… Read More
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Health Reform 2010: Highlights for Nursing Facilities

April 9th, 2010
The following are a list of key changes for nursing facilities that come out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (J.R. 3590 (Pub. L. 111-148)) and its subsequent amendment through passage of the Health Care and Education Reconci… Read More
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