Federal investigators find nursing home alternative a prime target for fraud, abuse
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 19, 2012
Medicaid personal care services are ripe for abuse, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.
GSK agrees to pay $90 million to settle diabetes drug allegations
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 19, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline will pay a $90 million settlement to 38 states that claimed it unlawfully promoted its diabetes treatment Avandia (rosiglitazone). The attorneys general of several states confirmed the...
EHRs tied to better treatment of high-risk heart patients
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 19, 2012
Doctors’ letters sent after employing electronic health records led to a higher prescription rate for cholesterol-lowering medication and lower long-term cholesterol levels for patients with high-risk...
Long-term care administrators gearing up for 19th annual ‘Winter Marketplace’
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 16, 2012
When the Thanksgiving holiday week clears, long-term care leaders will be getting ready to collect and discuss strategies at the ACHCA Winter Marketplace conference in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the American...
Hurricane evacuations greatly increase risk of death for nursing home dementia patients, study shows
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 16, 2012
Nursing home residents with severe dementia suffered a staggering increase in their mortality rate after evacuations from their facilities ahead of a natural disaster, according to a new study.
Diabetic patients need early testing for hearing impairment, study shows
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 15, 2012
Patients with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have hearing impairment than individuals without, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of...
Nursing home evacuees still living in NYC high school
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 15, 2012
Students returned to classes Wednesday at a New York City high school where more than 200 nursing home evacuees still reside.
Meditation reduces cardiovascular incidents, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 14, 2012
Transcendental meditation is more effective than health education in reducing heart attacks and strokes among African-Americans with heart disease, new research reveals.
Kindred Healthcare steps up its transition game
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 14, 2012
Kindred Healthcare has announced plans to open new transitional care centers in Indianapolis and Las Vegas by 2014. The company will also open expanded transitional care hospitals in Dayton, OH, and Charleston,...
OIG slams SNFs for overbilling
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 13, 2012
Nursing home advocates are expected to kick into high-gear defense mode after a new federal report asserted Tuesday that providers are overcharging Medicare to the tune of $1.5 billion annually.