In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment for new admissions (DDPNAs) as a remedy in federal ...

In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment ...

Coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk for head and neck cancer (HNC), according to research published online Dec. 23 in ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long ...

The impetus behind the closures of county nursing homes include mounting financial pressures that oftentimes only selling can ...

Let’s say you’re having a bad day. A jealous coworker ran over your foot with the med cart, and/or someone selfish didn’t ...

More than 20% of SNF did not comply with Medicare guidelines that require the disclosure of related-party transactions.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as the first prescription medication for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Eighteen workers from a Virginia skilled nursing facility have been charged with crimes ranging from neglect to falsifying ...

The US Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss medication tirzepatide is over.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced significant updates to the long-term care surveyor ...

The US Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes ...