Providers could be slapped with monetary penalties for slow response to document requests under OIG proposal
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Tim Mullaney
May 13, 2014
Long-term care providers are facing an expanded list of infractions that could trigger civil monetary penalties, including slow response to document requests. The proposed regulation from the Department...
CEO answers hurricane-hit Puerto Rico nursing home’s call for help with plane full of supplies
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Oct 04, 2017
Last month an employee of a Puerto Rico nursing home appeared in an ABC News interview with a desperate request for anyone who was watching: Don’t let our residents die.
CMS budget defines nursing home quality targets, requests an additional $50 million for surveys
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 requests additional funds for survey activities and lists the agency’s targets for nursing home quality measures.
No mistrial for Skilled Healthcare—$677 million penalty stands
Aug 31, 2010
A court ruling that could cost nursing home giant Skilled Healthcare $677 million will stand after a California Superior Court judge denied the company’s request for a mistrial.
Bush asks Congress for $2 billion for VA
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Haymarket Media
Jul 18, 2005
President Bush has requested $1.97 billion from Congress for the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare programs to help stem the massive budget shortfall in fiscal year 2006.
Members of Congress ratchet up pressure on nursing homes
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James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2018
Four influential Republican Congressmen sent a letter to federal regulators Tuesday, requesting sweeping answers about the agency’s oversight of nursing homes.
Healthcare company in hot water over “no Haitians” nursing job ad
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Oct 20, 2015
A healthcare company is facing backlash this week over a help wanted ad in a New York newspaper that requested “no Haitians” apply for the nursing position.
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Jun 30, 2016
Lawmakers introduce bills on person-centered, palliative care … Doctors who use EHR face higher risk of burnout … FDA requests data on hand sanitizer efficacy
Provider to pay $300k in vaccine dispute
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Feb 05, 2017
A Pennsylvania-based healthcare provider has agreed to hand over $300,000 to settle allegations that it fired employees who requested religious exemptions from the organization’s vaccination policy.
Court denies former judge’s request to withdraw guilty plea in SNF bribery case
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Mar 11, 2016
A federal judge denied a former Arkansas circuit court judge’s request to withdraw his guilty plea related to a bribe in exchange for reducing a judgment against a nursing home.