3+ week, 2+ day ago   (855+ words) Pexels / Pixabay | CC0 In the upcoming era of risk-based surveys, consistency in storing and accessing patient data across facilities, especially following mergers and acquisitions, is ever more important. Providers will have to reconcile with some things remaining the same, however, including…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (425+ words) Pixabay | CC BY-SA 2.0 The new risk-based nursing-home survey process, set to begin September 8, could raise litigation concerns because the streamlined approach uses fewer survey activities and a smaller resident sample, potentially allowing problems relevant to civil liability cases to go…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1044+ words) Pixabay / qimono | CC0 As part of the federal government’s new risk-based survey model, nursing homes will be marked as “high-performing” using a little gold trophy icon on Care Compare. While the icon could be a powerful marketing tool, sector leaders warn…...