Medicare beneficiaries now can research nursing homes and determine their coverage options from their smartphones or tablets, thanks to a Medicare website redesign.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it spent two years researching user trends of its notoriously difficult-to-navigate website in order to make it easier for beneficiaries,...
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New Tool Searches Nursing Home Deficiencies
A consumer-targeted Internet tool allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name. The Nursing Home Inspect database covers nearly 118,000 deficiencies at 14,565 homes. It was designed by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. Nursing Home Inspect uses...