Lawmakers shut down proposal to raise nursing home fines to $10,000 per day
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Jul 05, 2016
A plan to drastically increase fines and oversight in Massachusetts nursing homes was rejected by state lawmakers on Thursday.
Latest medication disposal system is created by nurse
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 04, 2016
Kitty litter and coffee grounds are among the undesirable materials many long-term care nurses employ to destroy expired or unused medications. Nurse Sherry Day said she knew there had to be a better way.
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Jun 30, 2016
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Medical board fights back against telemedicine antitrust case
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Jun 27, 2016
A Texas medical agency recently urged a federal court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that could have wide-ranging effects on the booming telemedicine industry.
llinois providers file lawsuits to stop competitor’s expansion
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Jun 22, 2016
Three Illinois nursing homes have taken legal action in an attempt slow the expansion of a transitional care-focused competitor in Chicago’s western suburbs.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
CMS proposal would change Medicare, Medicaid eligibility
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Phil Brahm
Jun 15, 2016
Infection prevention, more protections against patient discrimination and readmission data are among the areas up for changes in a proposal the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made for hospitals...
Rutgers launches nursing program focusing on LTC, non-hospital care
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Jun 14, 2016
Nursing students will be encouraged to work in non-hospital settings through a new, first-of-its-kind residency program at Rutgers University.
Lawsuit against Preferred Care Partners will continue, judge rules
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Jun 13, 2016
A lawsuit alleging inadequate care from one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing providers will proceed as planned, a New Mexico district judge ruled last week.
Medication disposal system geared to LTC
Jun 07, 2016
A nurse has partnered with Medline to introduce the Drug Buster® medication disposal system to the long-term care market.