Post-Acute

Two post-acute care associations are calling on Congress and CMS to overhaul Medicare Advantage plans’ use of prior authorization after two HHS reports found high denial rates for long-term care hospital and skilled nursing facility services. “These findings confirm what…

Two June 8 reports from the HHS Office of Inspector General highlighted post-acute care denials and overturned appeals from Medicare Advantage organizations. Both reports focused on June 2024, looking across 19 MA organizations. The first report found the three largest MA organizations…

Among nearly 98,000 older adults needing surgery, some were nearly twice as likely to undergo a delirium screening depending on the hospital where they received care, according to a study published June 10.  Hospitals with the American College of Surgeons…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has launched a Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The program will deliver specialized care to patients 65 and older during and after an emergency visit, according to a May 21…

Oceanside, N.Y.-based Mount Sinai South Nassau has partnered with New York City-based MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care to offer inpatient hospice services.  The 24/7 hospice services will be available to hospital patients who are unable to safely return home for…

Oakland County Health Department officials confirmed a Legionnaires’ case linked to Woodward Hills Rehabilitation in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ABC affiliate WXYZ reported June 9. A patient sample collected June 3 tested positive for Legionella. The facility collected water samples on…

The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to change its proposed long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2027. Nearly a quarter of long-term care hospitals closed since 2016 when the dual-rate payment system went into effect.  “We…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that skilled nursing facility operators facing civil monetary penalties from CMS have no constitutional right to a jury trial. Here is what to know. 1.  The June 5 ruling came in Sligo Creek…

Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health and Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network are partnering to open a rehabilitation hospital in South Point, Ohio. PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of South Point will be a 42-bed facility that will offer comprehensive, individualized inpatient rehabilitation…

Springville, N.Y.-based Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is planning to close its nursing home facility, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s on June 3. “Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home announced that it will begin an orderly closure following approval from the New York…