On May 9, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Xerox, alleging that its subsidiary, the Texas Medicaid and Health Partnership (TMHP), allowed dentists to overbill for hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable Medicaid dental work. At the same time, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) … Read More
National Nursing Home Week: Making Mom feel at home
“Home is the nicest word there is.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder This week is National Nursing Home Week (NNHW) — and it’s also the week that follows Mother’s Day. The synchronicity here is quite appropriate, I think, and I’m sure the Mother’s Day tie-in was top of mind when AHCA … Read More
Heads up: Texas PASRR changes coming this summer
On April 28, 2014, the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) announced that several Texas PASRR changes are coming this summer to the PASRR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review) process. An exact date for the changes has not been announced, but … Read More
New integration for SimpleMDS™ and abaqis® Quality Management System
We have good news for long-term care facilities using SimpleMDS alongside Providigm’s abaqis Quality Management System. You can now seamlessly share MDS 3.0 assessment data between the two systems via a new data integration connection, which is available at no charge to existing customers. When activated, the integration automatically sends … Read More
Microsoft IE security bug can endanger long-term care data
Over the weekend, a serious security vulnerability was discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could put your long-term care facility at risk. We’re posting this alert to be sure that SimpleLTC users are aware of the issue and how to address it. What is it? The new security vulnerability, called … Read More