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PASCO AmA LON THE FOLLOWING LISTING inctudes articles published in 1998. Stories that appeared in Contemporary Long Term Care are referenced by month, those that appeared in our Subacute Care supplement are labeled SC, those in our Design Details supplement are labeled DD, stories from our Financing ‘98 supplement are labeled FIN, and PPS Primer supplement articles are labeled PPS. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! In creating this index, we hoped to give you a clear and simple way of finding information on the subjects most pertinent to your job. Did we do our job? Please send comments or suggestions to Bridget DeMouy, Contemporary Long Term Care, 355 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010, or e-mail her at bdemouy @billcom.com. nnn AE Issue Page Abuse th $54 million v federal program r reiorm certification for AL admins vith the iob market Adult day care \ADSA is ‘ | S fines levels of care NADSA siet 1eV loy iccreditation process Howard Bedlir dicare’s HIM-11 ruling Addit rt iD to African-Americans \ Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias if nce...1 to cure ar reie@as ) moderate d| en s Disease ner’s patienutps 5 0% by 2015 yartnership in Alzheimer’s research r dementia shows pron AL resident Alzheimer’s Association ssence of Home phlets on Alzheimer’s Assisted Livir t for efficacy of Alz. drug Assisted suicide al Alzheimer’s market Oregon to reimburse tor phvsician-assisted suicide sts Medicare twice as muct Survey says most Americans favor assisted suicide ver Sue dementia patient? Court to rule Oregon rule change on as tions Program for..Alzheimer’s {Association news progress over 20 years NADSA issues guidelines, defin neimer s to trip|l e Dv Z) 04 NADSA signs w/CARF to develop accreditation process eimer S ASsOcIauor \ARP says it has no pians to endorse Medicare HMOs Enrichment: Building the Team AHCA savs HCFA omits SNFs from referral men using, Alzheimer’s researcl ACHCA convention previ ducation/Training Resource Catalog Five minutes with Sheldon Goldberg, AAHSA r eves...personalizing dementia care 1OM study on quality of LTC hears industry concern Web site featuring design for people w/Alzheimer’s Report on ALFA’s spring conference and trade show Arkansas Report on Subacute Care ‘98 Arkansas surve alleged to be under investigation Report on NADONA Conference in Louisvill Assisted living AAHSA agrees to work with American Hospital Assn New exam grants certification for AL admins Sheldon Goldberg ste ps down as he ad of AAHSA Space race..offering 1-bedrooms as well as studios Five minutes with Joan Schleue-Warden, NADONA Researchers take a wary look at assisted living 19 groups ask Medicare commission to address LT¢ Facts and Trends: The Assisted Living Sourcebook Provider groups comment on PPS \] nursing homes take aim at assisted living Groups offer LT¢ proposals to Me lic are commission Back to basics in the new year Report on NIC Conference in Washington, Dt AL is nothing new in not-for-profit area Report on AHCA Convention in New Orleans Marvland to set assisted living regs Awards Higher acuity, higher risk...med management in Al Lynne Caballes named admin of the vear by NJ group 96 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE JANUARY 1999 PASCO AmA LON THE FOLLOWING LISTING inctudes articles published in 1998. Stories that appeared in Contemporary Long Term Care are referenced by month, those that appeared in our Subacute Care supplement are labeled SC, those in our Design Details supplement are labeled DD, stories from our Financing ‘98 supplement are labeled FIN, and PPS Primer supplement articles are labeled PPS. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! In creating this index, we hoped to give you a clear and simple way of finding information on the subjects most pertinent to your job. Did we do our job? Please send comments or suggestions to Bridget DeMouy, Contemporary Long Term Care, 355 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010, or e-mail her at bdemouy @billcom.com. nnn AE Issue Page Abuse th $54 million v federal program r reiorm certification for AL admins vith the iob market Adult day care \ADSA is ‘ | S fines levels of care NADSA siet 1eV loy iccreditation process Howard Bedlir dicare’s HIM-11 ruling Addit rt iD to African-Americans \ Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias if nce...1 to cure ar reie@as ) moderate d| en s Disease ner’s patienutps 5 0% by 2015 yartnership in Alzheimer’s research r dementia shows pron AL resident Alzheimer’s Association ssence of Home phlets on Alzheimer’s Assisted Livir t for efficacy of Alz. drug Assisted suicide al Alzheimer’s market Oregon to reimburse tor phvsician-assisted suicide sts Medicare twice as muct Survey says most Americans favor assisted suicide ver Sue dementia patient? Court to rule Oregon rule change on as tions Program for..Alzheimer’s {Association news progress over 20 years NADSA issues guidelines, defin neimer s to trip|l e Dv Z) 04 NADSA signs w/CARF to develop accreditation process eimer S ASsOcIauor \ARP says it has no pians to endorse Medicare HMOs Enrichment: Building the Team AHCA savs HCFA omits SNFs from referral men using, Alzheimer’s researcl ACHCA convention previ ducation/Training Resource Catalog Five minutes with Sheldon Goldberg, AAHSA r eves...personalizing dementia care 1OM study on quality of LTC hears industry concern Web site featuring design for people w/Alzheimer’s Report on ALFA’s spring conference and trade show Arkansas Report on Subacute Care ‘98 Arkansas surve alleged to be under investigation Report on NADONA Conference in Louisvill Assisted living AAHSA agrees to work with American Hospital Assn New exam grants certification for AL admins Sheldon Goldberg ste ps down as he ad of AAHSA Space race..offering 1-bedrooms as well as studios Five minutes with Joan Schleue-Warden, NADONA Researchers take a wary look at assisted living 19 groups ask Medicare commission to address LT¢ Facts and Trends: The Assisted Living Sourcebook Provider groups comment on PPS \] nursing homes take aim at assisted living Groups offer LT¢ proposals to Me lic are commission Back to basics in the new year Report on NIC Conference in Washington, Dt AL is nothing new in not-for-profit area Report on AHCA Convention in New Orleans Marvland to set assisted living regs Awards Higher acuity, higher risk...med management in Al Lynne Caballes named admin of the vear by NJ group 96 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE JANUARY 1999 Issue Page \p1 106 Depression Dan Blazer, MD, on depression among residents pressants still undervalued in LT¢ —— nm oF | ev fram a ' IOUS Talin Ca speed recovery [ron lepressiol mn combating depression i morta \BHOW SI Business strategies Ahead Ven California CCaaluiitoorr t Resources Divestitures Career path He CCRCs Managed \AHSA CCRC Salar Chains Drug abuse lhe CLTC 50-1 Under thet he RRuu g Dst Abuse and Mature Womar Dual eligibility Colorado Minnesota pit ( rad t I ff Computers and software (See also: Internet) I 1 f MDS dat refusing to pay for QMB “bad debt igibles guided to Medicaid to bridge gap End-of-life care Final acts...dealing with death delines define good end-of-life car isicians don’t always understand patient orders \e\ progran to focOnu Ismp rovin 1-OI-1hi¢ Expansion Beverly breaks ground for Falls Lert Study identifies leading risk factors for Consolidated billing All antidepressants add to risk of falls LopIIi ng with consolidated Dill Regular exercise helps prevent hip fracture p for consolidated | Dilling Family caregivers jul leadiine' may apnpni to therapy, ambulance Caregivers don’t plan financially for own LT( PPS interim rule clarifies consolidated billing Federal government (See also: HCFA, Legislation, OSHA) HCFA puts hold on consolidated billing Clinton's 1999 budget doesn’t do much for LT¢ Mar Consolida' ted abiTl ling: At; tack of ,t he kil|l er B'> s Senate tackles issue of paying for LT¢ May Conversion RS rules on joint ventures involving ff or-profits May Chicago s Columbus Hospital e McConnell, Alzheimer’s Association Ma Renovated Missouri schor ess mav restore funds for Section 202 housing Databa: OSHA on the Internet National data bank to House votes for entitlement cuts, nixes user fees Year of the database Judge rules ALFs are protected by Fair Housing Act Demographics Howard Bedlin on Medicare’s HIM-11 ruling Biggest fear of execs is job loss Providers probe Clinton's care plan for specifics Percent of deficiency-free facilities by state Proposed new standards for protecting health data Map showing hot spots for managed care growth senate hearing on report ol poor nursing home care New data shows income increase for married seniors Congress looks at HCFA’s computer problems rhe changing population of LT( HCFA moves quickly on Clinton reform goals JANUARY 1999 CONTEMPLOONGR TAERRM CYAR E 97 Act once gain ess wants a Plan B for Medicare HHA payments lumpin hil ' top accepting Medicare th is veal Loneress Dasses some ele I home health PPS Hospice care OIG irifies fra OIG traud Human factors \ decl th Ge1 s ‘ verdocum Florida | Foodservice Illinois | os cha Incontinence L rinarv Incor HCFA sponsors « Industry background \ neonle hat HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) (See also: Medicaid, Medicare) HCFA |R AI d r\ Health care spending ft OSHA tt spendil ! makes Whal iry surve Senator AHCPR rey licStUr Stats Home health care lated disease HCFA imy OSES es 0 ) HHAs \he ad tn vert kins and IHS HCFA'’s {iS SOME most Americans favor assist' ed i SUICICE/ interim pa ent Flatliners...1998 administrative salary survey H'o ward 1p.B edlin o1 Medicare's HIM-11 rulin; LTC residents in 2007 likely to ppay ay bigger share HCFA rescinds reg that 1 uired security bond Health care benefits for LTC workers below norms 98 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE JANUARY 1999 Public turns thumbs down on most Medicare fix Licensing Infection control Health care pros should take competency tests Maryland group targets pneumonia Litigation US says vaccination program exceeds goals Texas lawsuit hits Beverly with $54 million fine starts compulsory vaccination program New York State Bar Assn. sues federal government Internet Illinois challenges HCFA’s survey/certif. process Finding buried treasures on HCFA's Web site NH association and state gree to settle law OSHA on the Intern lexas attorney general sues nursing home New section of HCFA’s Web site devoted to PPS California jury hits Beverly with $95 million fine HCFA to publish survey data on the Internet ARV files suit to stop Kapson, Atria merget Seniors in cyberspace..computer labs for residents Florida SNF wins $18M in breach of contract suit Interviews with industry experts Can caregiver sue dementia patient? Court to rule Dwayne Clark, Aegis Assisted Living Long term care insurance Dan Blazer. MD. Duke Universi Emplo ees gain interest in LTC insurance Bill St. John, Pres/CEO, Dietary Man Stephen A. Moses, Center for LTC Financing Sheldon Goldberg, AAHSA Sales of LTC insurance are up to 1996 Steve McConnell. Alzheime Associatior Congress mulls tax credits for LTC insurance Howard Bedlin on Medicare’s HIM-11 LTC insurance si are up, premiums down { joan Schleue-Warden, NADONA Managed care Stephen A. Moses. Cet Managed cart srOUp ¢ larifies CCRC accreditation Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Minnesota pioneers dual-eligible managed care Bob Grahan Medicare HMOs ratchet down their costs Bill Thomas o AARP says it has no pl to endorse Medicare HMOs Labor (See also: Staff management) Connecticut puts LTC managed care on hold lexas operator . chh arged witiht h iilll legal ] recrumiittnm ent t How to make sure you're in their plans Fair Labor Standards Act...paying by the rules Lowering prices to get a rise out of payors Manor Care lays off 10% of corporate staff Map showing hot spots for managed care growth Lock out crime from your stafi \ proliferation of players in the HMO world senate pt she S| Problems stall growth in Medicare managed care Legal issues HMO’s get more than fair share of Medicare funds OSHA casts a Db Capitation nation...strategy is key to success Following restrain Next stop: Medicare managed care Making networks work Marketing Check the references wl Learning from lost prospects Fair Labor Standards Act Don't overlook the real Alzheimer’s market nurses s Marriott ad campaign stars Debbie Revnolds Maryland Marvland to set assisted living regs Maryland group targets pneumonia ior policing private dul MDS (Minimum Data Set) (See also: RAI) reduces $95M Beverly verdict $3.1M Computer transmission of MDS data to start soon vcling probe of Omnicare settled for $5.3M HCFA to answer MDS questions at teleconference Omega reaches agreement with Unison Testing begins on new short-stay MDS fen steps io avoiding sexual harassment liabilit Video ot HCFA teleconference on MDS automation OIG probes Beverly's Medicare billing practices Timing MDS assessments to collect proper payment mn of Sun Healthcare Key to success under PPS is accurate, timely MDS OIG fraud alert on nursing home-hospice relations rhe power of paperwork NLRB orders Beverly to stop intimidating workers Documentation: Managing the MDS 2.0 Court rejects ARV's claims against Lazard, Kapson llustrated guide to MDS Hospital chain pays $4.7M to settle fraud charges Frequently asked questions IDR...should you or shouldn't vou? Medicaid Are AL residents tenants or licensees? HCFA names Medicaid work group to Legislation (See also: Federal government) improve quality New bills may fine-tune use of False Claims Act California clamps down on Medicaid waivers Bills in Congress would affect Medicare, Medicaid Michigan Medicaid offers managed care Choice prog Senate pushes for background checks on LTC staffs HCFA memo to states setting new Medicaid rates \sset planning law is deemed unconstitutional HCFA clarifies ruling on ICF/MR inspections Hopes fade for federal bill on background checks HCFA changes the rules for dual eligibles Congress funds housing, Alzheimer’s research Vencor discontinues Medicaid transfers and some relief for home health PPS Healthy surpluses help avert most Medicaid cuts Few LTC measures make it through Congress this year Dual eligibles guided to Medicaid to bridge gap JANUARY 1999 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE 99 1998 ARTICLE INDEX. Medicare, Medicaid Mental retardation economical Disabled advocates debate inconstitutior Community care HCFA clarifies ruling on ICI Medicare (See also: PPS) Mergers and acquisitions Optimum expands throu: HMOs ratchet down thei RCA amend met no pltao enndsors e Medicare HMOs juires interest msolidated billing jority interes Clinton's 1999 budget doesn't do much for LT¢ Greenbriar to purchase Villa | ed chairman of commission Duvs Renaissance shady DME operators American Retirement ( to change Part B rates tt O aaaid , their plans PPS by stay, not b ippoints three sis tO pr 1@ [OT preventive measures ures eat on Medicare fraud, abuse res Ri onsolidated billing necomes ¢ nse with PPS PPS runs to 350 pages ing to pay for QMB bad debt | for reporting Medicare fraud reactions to PPS interim final rule HCFA losing race t eet BBA deadline Bills in Congress would affect Medicare, Medica Does Medicare+Choice spell opportunit Medicare twice as mucl B for Medicare HHA payments commission to address LT( Probletr stall gt ul Medicare managed Car HMO’s get in fair share of Medicare fur oposals to Medicare commission anadia REIT announce Public turns thumbs down on most Medicare fixes HCR, Manor Care combine in $ Capitation na strategy is Kev to success apson enters Maryland with Medication California Luthera Beyond immuni nent buys Freedom FDA clears sell Metrifonate m ( en st bbaalp yMDat OSteOPporosis Grand Court enters Calif market, bu init ALI nid to moderate Park Place, early West Coast ALI vices Duys adult day Center, opens one CareMatrix acquires SeniorCare Group s tor Parkinson's Sun Healthcare completes RCA acquisitior ession in Alzheimer's patients and Family Hospice meres indervalued in LT¢ care facilities sell for record amounts son's, breast cancer, impotence \ctive Services ¢ xpands presence in M tit stroke patients reduce costs Canadian REIT buys two Seattle nursing homes VETSE ug reactions Loyola Medical buys interest in LTC hospital New guidelines on the treatment of pain RSL to sell Charlotte ALFs to Kapson Ne group t ts ave bias in drug resear¢ Regent Assisted Living expands into Wyoming (MA adopts poli n medication return and 1 Odvssey HealthCare enters Milwaukee market New gel controls acute epile plic seizures Paragon Health acquires Summit Medical Report. don't rationalize, medication mistakes Mariner acquires 12 facilities in California \ll antidepressants add to risk of falls Miami home acquires Alzheimer’s ALI Medication Use: Syst. Approac h to Reducing Errot Lexington Healthcare buys five Sun SNFs Don't let | nt transfers lead to drug errors Covenant Care buys two Pennsyiv|a nia ALFs Mental health ARC expands in Florida buying Bahia Oaks Nursing homes may not give needed mental services Caretenders pulls out of Vencor purchase 100 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE JANUARY 1999 Issue Page Balanced Care to buy Potomac Point ALI Oct 96 Montana AL community opens doors ASC picks up two rehab facilities in Florida ( 96 Regent opens three ALFs, sells a fourth Capital Senior Living buys Midwest facilities Williamsburg Landing launches Woodhaven Senior Lifestyle buys ninth Florida ALI Eight new facilities bring Karrington total to 40 EdenCare acquires Sherwood Gardens Intensiva Healthcare enters Tennessee, Nevada ALS acquires nine ALFs in Kansas, Wisconsin Kapson opens Senior Quarters in Briarcliff Manor American Retirement buys Arizona facility Grand Court launches six luxe communities in Texas Vencor reaps $177.5M from sale of Atria interest Karrington opens ALF in Erie, PA Genesis ¢ loses on sale of lease holds to | Ide rTrust Senior Care opens seventh Harmony ALI Properties acquired for conversion to Alzheimer’s Kapson enters Virginia, South Carolina markets Third quarter shows decline in LTC merger activity Prestige opens two Montana ALFs \ new day for Sunrise w/acquisition of Karrington Sunrise opens ALF in Lafayette Hill, PA Centennial HealthCare sold to investment group Village Retirement offers indep/assisted living NewCare Health Corp. acquires two SNFs lexas is home to new Alzheimer's facility Epoch Senior Living buys CMI Senior Housing NHC launches two centers on Tennessee campus Grand Court Lifestvles buys Georgia community Balanced Care opens three Virginia ALFs Diversified acquires Virginia ALI Karrington opens North Carolina ALI n-House Rehab sub acquires first SNI Sun Healthcare launches SunPointe ALI Michigan Senior LifeChoice links ALF, independent living Michigan Medicaid offers managed care Choice prog Intensiva opens “hospital within a hospital Michigan legislators weigh five new LTC bills Wartburg Lutheran opens SNF on 187-acre campus 911 line for nursing home emergencies in Michigan Senior Care opens eighth Harmony ALI Michigan moves toward the Eden Alternative CareMatrix opens Chancellor Park in NJ Michigan tries again on law to rank nursing homes Cape Cod gets first Alzheimer’s ALI Minnesota Centex opens Alzheimer’s ALF in Round Rock, TX Minnesota pioneers dual-eligible managed car¢ Acute hospital converted for 1l ong term care Minnesota seeks raise for LTC workers Oregon Are side rails restraints? A Minnesota saga Oregon to reimburse for physician-assisted suicide Minimum wage Pharmacies settle Oregon price-fixing case Congress proposes a hike in minimun Oregon rule change on assisted suicide draws fire Minimum wage rates since 1979 OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Admin.) New companies OSHA casts a broader net for inspections IHS forms new company, Lyric, to reduce debt 25% of OSHA inspections to be aimed at LTC facil’s Principal Senior Living plans ALFs, other facil’s OSHA on the Internet Security Capital enters the AL field OSHA forges ahead on proposed ergonomic standard Peak Medical Corp. launched by ex-Horizon execs Outcome measures New Hampshire Outcome measures are key to quality in Al NH association and state agree to settle lawsuit Pain management New Jersey New guidelines on the treatment of pain NJ nursing homes take aim at assisted living Cancer pain plagues many nursing home residents Court upholds New Jersey union vote Video: “Chronic Pain in Geriatrics New Jersey starts compulsory vaccination program Parkinson's disease New names FDA okays first in class of drugs for Parkinson's Continental, now Kuala Healthcare, to focus to Al New drug Comtan may be okayed to fight Parkinson's ACTS Inc. is now ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Updated guidelines for treating Parkinson's Mariner Post-Acute Network is name of merged co's faking steps toward a treatment for Parkinson's REIT changes name to HRPT Properties Trust Partnerships ADS Group to assume Genesis brand name Boston med center teams up w/senior services org New York Joint venture to create Maryland complex New York State Bar Assn. sues federal government Benchmark joins w/college to develop AL facility New York superunion sets sights on health care Genesis forms joint venture in Pennsylvania New York State wins in line-item-veto case Seven Mass. independents join forces Nutrition Duke U., St. Joseph of the Pines form HHA B vitamins reduce risk of heart disease in women MN alliance to provide managed LT( ADA debuts Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults Mass. providers join to reduce energy costs Vitamin D levels are low in nursing home residents Progress Financial teams with Lordi Openings Faith-based facilities cooperate Active Services opens another adult day center in KY CommuniCare, Adaptive Advisors team up NHC launches three new home care programs Morton Plant Mease partners with Tenet Senior Lifestyle opens two ALFs in Georgia EdenCare forms joint ventures with Leggat McCal Life Care opens nursing, AL facilities Georgia Baptist,LifeTrust to develop group of ALFs JANUARY 1999 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE Page Health Dimensions, Benedictine join forces jul 103 Good news/bad news \AHSA agrees to work with American Hospital Assn Aug 4 Sttiol colme ...consolidated billing, MDS-PA( Cornerstone joins CareLink service network Sep 86 Documentation: Managing the MDS 2.0 Regent Assisted Living to manage California ALI Sep SO Illustrated guide to MDS ALS and Omnicare join on med program for ALFs Oct Questions and answers Diversified and Meadowbrtoeaom ku p Oct Consolidated billing: Attack of the killer B's Institute for Aging, ACTS to conduct joint research Nov \dmissions/care: Case mix and match Greenbriar adds home health to its communities Nov Information systems: Hard facts about software Mercy, St. lgnatius form strategic alliance Nov Resources: Organizations, Web sites, seminars Michigan providers form continuing care alliance Nov rhe top 10 reasons you'll love PPS PPS #5 PANPHA allies with ARI/AmeriNet Nov Products and services listings Covenant affiliates with Windsor Park CCR Nov Shopper (editors’ picks) Eve TY ISSUE Patient care Marketplace (paid) Eve TY ISSUE (See also: Alzheimer’s and related dementias, Depression, 1999 Sourcebook Nov QO End-of-life care, Falls, Incontinence, Infection control, Public perceptions Mental health, Nutrition, Pain management, Parkinson's, Why people hate long term care Jan Rehabilitation, Restraints, Therapy, Wound care) New ad campaign to combat negatives about LT( Jul Surgery may Cause strokes it is meant to prevent Mar Headlines call attention to nursing home tragedies Dec Meeting focuses on innovaint paitioennt sca re jul but Oprah has some good news Dec Progress in patient care over 20 years jul Quality assurance Letting residents eat what they want jul OM study on quality of LTC hears industry concern May 1996 case shows need for pneumonia vaccine \ug Outcome measures are key to quality in Al Sep Can time heal all wounds? \ug Quarterly reports Joan Schleue-Warden, NADONA \ug Sun Healthcare anticipates lower qtrly earnings Nov Blurring the line between patient and nurse Sep Grand Court earnings for qtr down significantly Nov Make ‘em laugh...humor helps healing Sep Occupancy rates up in assisted living sector Nov Resident outings are hard to arrange but worth it Oct RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) (See also: MDS) Citizen Swan...passionate advofcoar rteleor m Nov HCFA rule on Resident Assessment due “any day now Jan ‘hrough their eves...personalizing dementia care Dec Computer transmission of MDS data to start soon Feb Pennsylvania Recruitment PA homes fined ut alse Claims Act Mar lexas operator charged with illegal recruitment Mar Pennsvivania questions nursing home oversight May Surting the Web beats pounding the pavement Dec Pennsylvania revamps complaint-handling system Jun Regulations PPS (Prospective payment system) Institute of Medicine revisits need for LTC regs Jan rhe art of preparfionrg th e SNF PPS rhe federal factor...how rules and regs shaped LT( Feb \dvisory vroup to study PPS by stay, not by day Rehabilitation (See also: Therapy) LTC lobbvists trv to sell revisions to PPS Early intensive rehab helps high-risk patients May Why subacute still makes finanscenisea wlit h PPS Rehab under PPS jun Interim final rule on PPS runs to 350 pages Proposed fee schedule for rehab therapy published il Rehab under PPS Making the most of your rehab minutes under PPS Oct trv reactions to PPS interim final rule Adding rehab to adult day services Nov +) PPS interim rule clarifies consolidated billing Reimbursement (See also: Managed care, Medicaid, Medicare, PPS) liming MDS assestso cmolelenct tprsop er payment Coping with consolidated billing Feb 51 rittsaepni ctc > heDraest e fL OT D1 TCAU+}L NY TOOT Ullde1 T I» 1r» o Review coniracis to prep ior consolidated billing May 51 HCFA extends commeperinod ton P PS by 60 days Rehab under PPS jun > Comments on PPS pour in from care groups Interim payment system takes toll on home health Jul New section of HCFA’s Web site devoted to PPS liming MDS assessments to collect proper payment Jul Key to success under PPS is accurate, timely MDS \ctivity-based management...goal is profitability Aug Making the most of vour rehab minutes under PPS Key to success under PPS is accurate, timely MDS Oct Report questions PPS on respiratory therapy Adding rehab to adult day services Nov Provider eroups comment on PPS Rethinking reimbursement S( HCFA plans to reopen PPS comment period Restraints Prospective Payment for Long-Term Care Following restraining orders PPS primet Study shows drop in use of restraints since OBRA Rethinking reimbursement Caught short by HCFA’s restraining orders lhe power of paperwork (re side rails restraints? A Minnesota saga In-ormation, please...gathering/analvzing data Rhode Island Next stop: Medicare managed care RI to study staffing...union wants minimums Supplement: PPS Primer Rhode Island law codifies goals, values tf or LT( Overview: No looking back now Salaries What's new. \ t's not, who'll thrive. who won't Congress proposes a hike in minimum wage 102 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE JANUARY 1999 Issue Page Who makes what...1998 caregiver salary survey May Strokes Flatliners...1998 administrative salary survey Ne Pp Stroke rate appears higher than previously thought New salary survey focuses on assisted living Dec Subacute care (See also: PPS) Senior housing rhe art of preparing for the SNF PPS Cheap money fueled growth of largest providers Jan Ahead of the curve...Robert Elkins and IHS Consolidation continues in senior housing Feb Why subacute still makes financial sense with PPS Chart: 12 largest U.S. senior housing owners Feb Report on Subacute Care ‘98 Bridging the gap for moderate-income seniors Mar lherapists battle for breathing room under PPS Senior housing industry is improving with age \pr Get away from your desk and onto the floor Turn failing sites into singular senior housing \pr \ game of survival by numbers...provider networks Senior housing to get windfall from found money May Supplement: Preparing for PPS (see under PPS) Fine-tuning foodservice in senior housing May Surveys and accreditation Seniors Housing State Regulatory Handbook jun Managed care group clarifies CCRC accreditation Congress may restore funds for Section 202 housing Jun NADSA signs w/CARF to develop accred.for adult day Learning from lost prospects jul Sometimes it pays to appeal survey findings CCRCs shine in the shadows Sep (Arkansas surveys alleged to be under investigation Sponsor change Caught short by HCFA’s restraining orders New sponsor for Sacred Heart Home Jul HCFA to publish survey data on the Internet ABHOW launches for-profit business venture Jul Enforcement heats up as HCFA and Congress spat Staff management (See also: Labor) Tennessee Dwayne Clark, Aegis Assisted Living Jan Battle lines drawn in Tennessee on LTC issues Learning to lead Kreetb Texas Breaking the language barrier Mar Texas lawsuit hits Beverly with $54 million fine Lock out crime: hiring the right staff jul Texas attorney gene ral sues nursing home From welfare to health care Nov Therapy (See also: Rehabilitation) State government HCFA to act on guidelines for rehab therapies Wisconsin to overhaul delivery of LT( HCFA salary guidelines for therapy services Minnesota seeks raise for LTC workers Proposed fee schedule for rehab therapy published Pennsylvania questions nursing home oversight rherapists battle for breathing room under PPS Washington scrutinizes boarding home care Report questions PPS on respiratory therapy Fire at ALF near Seattle may bring policy revision HCFA clarifies rules on therapy caps Pennsylvania revamps complaint-handling system Unions Michigan legislators weigh five new LTC bills New York superunion sets sights on health care Healthy surpluses help avert most Medicaid cuts RI to study staffing...union wants minimums AL Special Section: State reg update (re charge nurses supervisors or employees? Battle lines drawn in Tennessee on LTC issues Sep Court upholds New Jersey union vote 911 line for n irsing home emergencies in Michigan Sep Union victory for SEIU at Florida ALI Rhode Island aw codifies goals, values for LT Oct Organizing crusade results in UFCW Local victory Florida tries new way to improve errant providers Oct Employees at SNF in Voorhees, NJ, vote for union California nursing home controversy heats up Oct Union organizers play hardball with Genesis Most states failing to enforce fed standards Dec NLRB orders Beverly to stop intimidating workers Stocks/stock market SEIU wages propaganda war against Genesis Leaders and laggards Eve \ issue Viewpoint ARC learns timing is everything when issuing stock Sep Le] \ decline off the charts..losing familiar routines NovaCare stock falls after earnings warnings Nov 90 Customer service trumps regulations Strategic planning [he dangers of overdocumentation Vencor discon inues Medicaid transfers jun Blurring the line between patient and nurse Manor Care lays off 10% of corporate staff jun Volunteers Beverly, PharMerica team on PPS pilot program Jul Volunteer Energy Resource Catalog IHS redeems debentures, sells facilities, pharmacy \ug More and more volunteers staff ombudsman programs Manorhouse places $30.2M convertible stock NM p Washington state CareMatrix partners with home health entrepreneur Sep Washington scrutinizes boarding home care Karrington reduces debt through sale/easebacks Sep Welfare Sunrise’s self-funding development strategy Oct From welfare to health care ARV sells apartments to focus on ALFs Oct Wisconsin Kuala sells off assets to fund AL push Nov Wisconsin tests needs assessment for LT¢ Vencor’s Barr resigns, Kuntz named president/COO NOV Wisconsin to overhaul delivery of LT( Greenbriar’s Rhoades resign as president, CEO Nov Wound care ARV's team complete with hiring of new CFO Dec Wound Care Sourcebook Sun Healthcare responds to disappointing Panel redefines Stage | pressure ulcers earnings Dec Can time heal all wounds? JANUARY 1999 CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE