Blogger accused of sneaking into nursing home, snapping pics of U.S. Senator’s wife … Antipsychotics linked to more rapid ADL decline in women … diuretics tied to acute kidney injury...
Graham begins at Lancaster Pollard
May 16, 2014
Lancaster Pollard has hired Stephen F. Graham as managing director of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions services. Graham will lead a national effort to expand the firm’s sell-side and buy-side...
Fraudsters admit they bought nursing home drugs as part of $60 million scheme, feds announce
By
Tim Mullaney
May 16, 2014
A husband and wife have pleaded guilty to masterminding a sprawling drug diversion scheme that involved reselling nursing home medications, according to federal and state authorities.
Nursing homes suffering from reimbursement shifts to home care, market analysis finds
By
Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2014
Reimbursement is shifting to home health, hurting the finances of skilled nursing facilities, a newly released market analysis states.
Federal law does not allow former nursing home resident to sue over involuntary discharge, court rules
By
Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2014
A woman involuntarily discharged from an Illinois nursing home does not have the right to file suit under the federal law regulating Medicaid providers, a federal court ruled Monday.
Long-term care was the strongest healthcare sector for mergers and acquisitions last year, analysis shows
By
Tim Mullaney
May 09, 2014
Long-term care was the only healthcare sector to experience an increase in mergers and acquisitions last year, according to a new analysis from business intelligence firm Irving Levin Associates Inc.
Federal court rules $1 billion nursing home case can proceed, ties alleged poor management to IL gubernatorial...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 09, 2014
A legal case involving $1 billion in wrongful death and other judgments against a bankrupt nursing home company can proceed, a federal court has ruled. The matter involves private equity firm GTCR, which...
Infection management strategies can reduce hospital readmissions, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 05, 2014
Long-term care facilities with an outbreak of influenza-like illnesses may want to consider running viral panels, as well as increase measures to prevent and treat pneumonia promptly, two infection control...
Ask the payment expert … about quality of care and reimbursements
By
Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2014
Many states are at the forefront of pay for performance initiatives. These tie payment incentives to quality measurements and outcomes. These programs are encouraged by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Steady as she grows
By
Dave Surico
May 01, 2014
New Wisconsin Veterans Home ramps up slowly and it pays off; heavy timber, limestone and unobstructed views give facility distinct character