by GV Team | Mar 21, 2019 | Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Dena Bunis, AARP “As administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma plays one of the most important roles in deciding how more than 130 million Americans get health care. She directs the planning, coordination and...
by GV Team | Mar 14, 2019 | Patient Safety, Reducing Readmissions, Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Kate Smith Sloan, McKnights Long-Term Care News “Neglect and abuse of older adults, the subject of last week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, “Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans from Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes,” is never acceptable. As we...
by GV Team | Mar 11, 2019 | Regulation Changes, Resources
Article by Marty Stempniak, www.mcknights.com The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality, with a big shakeup starting as soon as next month. Changes coming down the pipeline in April will include...
by GV Team | Mar 8, 2019 | Patient Safety, Regulation Changes, Resources
Article by CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The 5-Star Freeze will end Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Memorandum Summary April 2019 Improvements to Nursing Home Compare include: Ending the Freeze on Health Inspection Star Ratings – In April 2019,...
by GV Team | Feb 21, 2019 | Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Marty Stempniak, AARP “Lawmakers hoping to dive into the idea of “Medicare for all” dipped their toes in uncertain waters by unveiling slightly less ambitious new legislation Wednesday. Three Democratic senators introduced their Medicare at 50 Act,...
by GV Team | Feb 7, 2019 | Patient Safety, Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Ricki Lewis, PhD, www.medscape.com The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has released the 2019 update to the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The update was published online January 29 in the Journal of the...
