News & Analysis as of

Nursing Homes Rating System

Benesch

CMS Announces Change to “Nursing Home Compare” Emphasizing Transparency Related to Abuse and Neglect

Benesch on

What is changing? On October 7, 2019, it was announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) will implement a significant update to the information available to the public online at Nursing Home...more

Polsinelli

Changes to CMS' Five-Star Ratings System Turn Up the Heat on Nursing Homes and Increase Risks for Psychotropic Use

Polsinelli on

On Feb. 20, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) unveiled Version 3.0 of its Nursing Home Compare, which updates the current 5-Star Quality Rating System to reflect higher performance standards. Because of these...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on

This Week: Upcoming Hearing: HHS Sec. Burwell Appearing Before E&C Committee on FY2016 Budget... CMS Issues 2016 Payment and Policy Updates for Medicare Health and Drug Plans... CMS Releases Improved Rating System for Nursing...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Black Tuesday Falls on a Friday for Nation’s Nursing Homes

If you think of CMS quality ratings as the Dow Jones index, then last Friday, February 20, was the equivalent of Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the day the stock market collapsed. Why? ...more

Benesch

Changes Coming to Nursing Home Compare

Benesch on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has announced that the Nursing Home Compare Five Star Quality Rating System will soon undergo some changes. The rating system has experienced recent criticism for relying...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Announces Changes to Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes

McDermott Will & Emery on

On October 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to expand and bolster Medicare’s Five-Star Quality Rating System (Five-Star System) for nursing homes, provided to the public on the Nursing...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide