With agencies dueling to regulate nursing homes, aligning priorities for a strategic compliance program may be more challenging than ever.

While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare ...

The skilled nursing sector is entering 2026 on firmer footing than a year ago. At that time, a new presidential administration and the unknown fate ...

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.

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 ...

CDPH proposes to require GACH clinical laboratories to ensure that consultative and support services related to the care and safety of blood donors and transfusion recipients are directed by an ...

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) ...