September 2015

Hot Topics – 9/21/2015

September 21, 2015 Hot Topics

FRAUD

Bookkeeper Convicted of Stealing from Trust Fund Accounts of Patients: A bookkeeper at a nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama was convicted of first degree theft and computer tampering after stealing $4,068 from resident accounts. The bookkeeper allegedly tampered with electronic accounts by listing her co-conspirators as family members of the residents and writing checks to them, and has been ordered to pay full restitution. For more information, visit http://www.mcknights.com/news/nursing-home-bookkeeper-convicted-of-stealing-4000-from-resident-accounts/article/436544/

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Hot Topics – 9/06/2015

September 16, 2015 Hot Topics

CMS

On August 13, 2015, CMS announced that 2,100 participants of its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement pilot program (BPCI) had moved to the contract, risk-bearing phase of the program. This phase includes 1,071 skilled nursing facilities and 101 home health agencies in addition to other participants. According to a July 12, 2015 article published in McKnight’s, bundled payments for hip and knee replacements in particular could threaten referrals to skilled nursing facilities with 1 or 2 star ratings. Under the bundled payment system, hospitals will be choosing their partners more carefully and making sure that they refer to “medically advanced facilities that can handle bundles with a high quality of care”. See http://www.mcknights.com/news/cms-announces-participants-in-bundled-payment-pilot-program/article/432911/ and http://www.mcknights.com/news/bundled-payments-for-hip-knee-replacements-would-put-pressure-on-snfs/article/425885/.

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News & Views Volume 1. Issue 1.

September 1, 2015 Newsletters

Welcome to the Initial Issue of NEWS & VIEWS

from Med-Net Concepts, LLC.

We are pleased to introduce you to this first issue of NEWS & VIEWS, a newsletter from Med-Net Concepts, LLC and its affiliates. We plan to bring to your attention news items that will be of interest to you and your staff as you manage the daily operations of your departments. We will have both short items of interest, as well as more substantive articles to help your facility in its mission to provide high quality healthcare to your residents.

In this initial and future issues you will find information from the Med-Net independent affiliates including Med-Net Compliance, LLC, Med-Net Healthcare Consulting, LLC, Med-Net Rehabilitation Solutions, LLC, Med-Net Pharmacy Solutions, LLC, Med-Net IPA, LLC, Med-Net Healthcare Staffing, LLC, Med-Net Risk Management, LLC and Med-Net Savings, LLC. We hope you will find our newsletter interesting and helpful.

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