Compliance

Compliance

What Is a Compact Nursing License? A Complete Overview for Healthcare Employers

Learn what a compact nursing license is, how the Nurse Licensure Compact works, eligibility requirements, participating states, and why multistate licensure matters for healthcare employers and nursing home compliance.

Compliance

Three OIG Settlements in One Month Just Reminded Providers Why Credentialing Can't Be an Afterthought

Three recent HHS-OIG enforcement actions — totaling over $1.4 million in penalties and one 10-year exclusion — all trace back to the same gap: licenses that lapsed and credentials that went unchecked. Here's what happened, and how continuous monitoring prevents it.

Compliance

Why Compact Nursing License Eligibility Matters for in Long Term Care

Learn compact nursing license eligibility requirements, including residency, NCLEX, background checks, and compliance rules healthcare employers, nursing homes, and long-term care providers should understand when verifying nursing credentials.

Compliance

OIG Audit Finds Background Check Compliance Gaps in Nursing Homes: A Warning Sign for Long-Term Care Organizations

An OIG audit found multiple nursing homes failed to comply with required employee background checks. Here’s what the findings mean for long-term care organizations and workforce compliance operations.

Compliance

CMS Releases FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule: Key Compliance and Reimbursement Updates

CMS’s FY 2027 SNF PPS Proposed Rule proposes payment increases, expanded MDS reporting obligations, and updates to quality and value-based purchasing programs impacting skilled nursing facility compliance and reimbursement strategies.

Compliance

The Silver Tsunami Has Arrived: What Long-Term Care Must Do Right Now to Stay Ahead

In 2026, the oldest Baby Boomers turn 80 — and long-term care is standing at the center of the most significant demographic shift in American history. More residents, more providers, more vendors, and more compliance obligations than the system has ever faced. Is your facility ready?

Compliance

AKS Risk Assessment for SNFs: Turning OIG Guidance Into Action

This article outlines a practical framework for skilled nursing facilities to assess Anti-Kickback Statute risk under the OIG’s 2025 Nursing Facility Guidance. It provides a structured, interdisciplinary approach to evaluating referral relationships, aligning arrangements with safe harbors, and implementing ongoing monitoring to support a defensible and operational compliance program.

Compliance

Document-Aware Operations for Nursing Homes: What It Is and Why It Matters

Nursing homes face increasing compliance pressure while managing fragmented documentation across multiple systems. This whitepaper explores how Document-Aware operations centralize critical records, automate deadline tracking, and improve audit readiness. By reducing risk and increasing efficiency, facilities can transition from reactive workflows to proactive, compliant, and scalable operations

Compliance

VA and 50 State Legislative Update Feb 2026

February 2026 nursing home legislative update highlights state staffing initiatives, transparency requirements, enforcement trends, and workforce policies shaping compliance obligations for long-term care operators nationwide.