Former American Senior Communities CEO, three others indicted for fraud
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Oct 13, 2016
The former chief executive officer of American Senior Communities and three others with ties to the company were arrested Wednesday and charged for their alleged roles in a $16 million healthcare fraud...
Older adults admitted to hospital for pneumonia at higher risk for death, study reveals
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
A new report published March 28 in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases showed the heavy clinical and financial burdens that result from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and non-invasive...
Fauci and colleagues: Expect a diagnostic challenge this flu season — and stress vaccine education
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Alicia Lasek
Oct 02, 2020
A winter featuring flu and COVID-19 may create a diagnostic muddle for clinicians, said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in a Thursday news conference. There is a pressing need to educate patients about getting...
New guidelines tackle controlled substances diversion in healthcare settings
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 02, 2022
The ASHP guidelines can be tailored to the needs of long-term care settings, and aim to help create a culture of awareness and accountability around drug diversion.
American Senior Communities execs out after FBI raid
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Oct 05, 2015
Two more American Senior Communities executives have left the company in the wake of last month’s FBI raid, which led to the termination of the company’s CEO.
ASPE creating reports to develop policy for assisted living
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is funding research projects on assisted living to help mold federal policy for the...
American Senior Communities to pay $5.6 million in therapy billing False Claims suit
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John Hall
Aug 12, 2022
A large Indiana nursing home provider agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it defrauded the Medicare program by improperly billing for already-covered services for hospice patients.
Providers applaud CMS proposal to cover advance care planning
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Jul 10, 2015
Long-term care organizations are applauding a proposal released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would reimburse healthcare practitioners for discussing advance care planning with patients.
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News wins 3 ASBPE awards
Apr 15, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has kept a long winning streak alive, earning three regional awards in the 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence program.
New approach supports comprehensive advance care planning in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive advance care planning model was highly rated by residents or their proxies, and linked to decreased use of antimicrobials, investigators say.