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Here come the rehab therapy caps: wherein the intrepid editor asks CMS to help him decipher the new rules - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Unless Congress pulls a last-minute switcheroo--in which case, read this article as what might have been--the long-awaited (and fretted over) Medicare ......(Continue Reading) How skilled nursing operators can improve capital access: focus on what they can control - Long Term Care in Focus One of the toughest problems facing skilled nursing operators -- and their lenders -- is the financial uncertainty associated with government reimbursement ......(Continue Reading)A modest proposal - nursing home regulations - Editorial Readers of this column have occasionally seen reference made to Medicare PPS record keeping as something akin to rocket science. With all the A8bs, B5fs, M2as, G1h(A)s, etc., involved, the Minimum...(Continue Reading)Recognizing and rewarding nurse preceptors in critical care - Editorial - a discussion of the dearth of nursing staff willing to servce as preceptors Some Answers In an Editorial (1) published last year, I shared an observation related to the growing difficulty that nurses and human resource staff ......(Continue Reading)Liability: hints of "sweet reason" from the Midwest - Legal Landscape - nursing home liability suits reviewed There is a well-known story about an architect and an attorney who went for a walk on a warm summer afternoon to catch up on old times. At one point, ......(Continue Reading)
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