skilled nursing facilities

Nursing Homes, Beware! Supreme Court Greenlights Civil Lawsuits to Enforce FNHRA

The Supreme Court’s recent summer decision in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana, et al. v. Talevski has raised the stakes for nursing homes by ruling that private litigants may bring civil claims against facilities to recover damages for violations of certain provisions of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA). This decision provides powerful incentives for nursing homes and other facilities subject to the FNHRA to enhance their monitoring and compliance processes.

By Callan G. Stein, Rebecca E. Younker and Laurenlee Dominguez

MedCity Influencers

Opinion: We Need To Expand How We Think About Home-Based Health Care. SNF at Home Is a Step in the Right Direction

Patients no longer need to be tied to traditional care delivery models to receive exceptional care. Providers, payers and policymakers must continue working together to expand home-based health care and meet the preferences and needs of our aging population.

By Jordan Holland

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

MedCity Influencers

The shift from community dialysis to ‘in-home’ treatments at skilled nursing facilities

The critical, pragmatic steps involved in developing patient-centric and equitable care for the nursing home patients came only very recently when medically advanced home hemodialysis therapies were repurposed and modified for use in the elderly frail nursing home dialysis patient populations

By Allen Kaufman

MedCity Influencers, Telemedicine

The shift to home care: Another new normal resulting from Covid-19

Covid-19 has highlighted the critical importance of increased communication and transparency between acute and post-acute providers, and the immediate need for more diverse acute and post-acute care options.

By Tom Martin

Startups, Health Tech

Startup bringing gig-economy approach to nurse staffing raises $45M

IntelyCare, a healthcare staffing solution for post-acute care, raised $45 million in equity and debt financing. The startup uses its software to match nurses with open shifts, adjusting pricing accordingly.

By Elise Reuter

Health IT

Report projects passive monitoring tech adoption will shape post-acute care facility landscape

A new Frost and Sullivan report suggests that post-acute care facilities could strengthen their positions in an increasingly competitive landscape by integrating continuous monitoring technology and improving the outcome of high acuity patients.

By Stephanie Baum

MedCity Influencers

IMPACT is actually impacting Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Home Health Agencies

If you're not familiar with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act yet, it’s time to get up to speed.