Aspects of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program came under intense scrutiny during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in June. Lawmakers questioned auditor payment incentives and a sluggish appeals...
App spreads reach to post-acute market
Mar 06, 2018
Managed Care Group LLC, an affiliate of Prime Care Technologies, is offering a new case management and reimbursement app to the post-acute market.
Jury awards $5.2 million to nurse fired after reporting abuse
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
An Illinois nurse who claimed she was fired from her nursing home job after reporting alleged abuse has been awarded $5.2 million by a Livingston County jury.
Genworth settles lawsuit alleging LTC insurance misreporting for $219 million
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Mar 16, 2016
Insurance provider Genworth will pay $219 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misrepresented the profitability of its long-term care insurance unit, the company announced last Friday.
Long-term care facilities with safe resident handling training programs have significantly lower rates of caregiver injuries than facilities without such programs, new research finds. Facilities with safe...
Record amount of flu vaccine expected for next season
May 13, 2008
After last season’s flu vaccine struggles, the top five vaccine manufacturers have announced plans to produce a record number of doses – more than 143 million for the 2008-2009 season.
Not all places hurting for flu vaccine
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Haymarket Media
Nov 15, 2004
Seniors and other high-priority candidates have been skipping flu shots this year, leaving thousands of unused doses in Minnesota, according to a report in the New York Times. Healthcare workers who had...
Alzheimer’s resident dies after wandering from facility without ankle sensor
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Haymarket Media
Feb 03, 2004
When Charles Klaer wandered from Willow Manor Retirement Living and Memory Support Center in Dania Beach, FL, in early January, officials called his wife to say they wanted him to wear an electronic strap...
Beverly profits drop 37% in first quarter as sales jump 17%
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Haymarket Media
May 05, 2005
Beverly Enterprises Inc., the nation’s largest nursing home chain, which recently put itself up for auction, said Wednesday its first-quarter profits fell 37%, due in part to expenses related to...
Vibration could heal chronic diabetic wounds, researchers find
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 02, 2014
Diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds might heal more quickly if they are exposed to gentle vibrations, suggests new research from the University of Illinois-Chicago and Stony Brook University...