Therapy whistleblower suit allowed to proceed in MN
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2012
An occupational therapy assistant will be able to move forward with a lawsuit against her former employer over what she says were fraudulent therapy claims.
PharMerica serves bidder a poison pill
Aug 31, 2011
Just days after rejecting a $456 million purchase offer, the board at PharMerica Corp. adopted a poison-pill defense. The measure is intended to prevent Omnicare Inc. from obtaining control of PharMerica...
Wireless technology expected to lure more residents: survey
May 26, 2009
Senior living community operators indicated that wireless connectivity will help attract more residents within the next five years. Other specialty areas predicted to boom include home health services,...
Telehealth used for monitoring
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
The technology allows remote specialists to treat cardiac patients in place and identify high-risk patients before they are symptomatic, the company said.
Union decries Manor Care purchase
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 21, 2007
The Service Employees International Union is protesting the acquisition of nursing home chain Manor Care Inc. by the Carlyle Group. It fears the $6.3 billion buyout will lead to layoffs and cuts in benefits...
Insurers try new tack for breathing life into long-term care policies
Jun 15, 2011
In an effort to boost long-term care insurance policy sales, more companies have begun selling combination products that also include traditional life insurance. These hybrid policies are usually built...
Kindred Healthcare to start NYSE career Wednesday
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 25, 2004
Kindred Healthcare Inc. will start trading common stock on the New York Stock Exchange beginning Oct. 27, according to an announcement late last week by the Louisville-based company. Kindred operates nursing...
NAACP: Medicaid expansion would negate lost subsidies in NC
By
John Hall
Mar 04, 2015
The NAACP is pushing hard for lawmakers to approve Medicaid expansion efforts in North Carolina to give half a million state residents an alternative should they lose private insurance subsidized by the...
Nursing agency owes $260K for unpaid overtime
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 28, 2023
A nursing staffing agency has been fined more than $260,000 for incorrectly paying workers and denying them overtime.
Nursing home therapy providers agree to pay $30 million whistleblower settlement
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 22, 2014
Two nursing home therapy providers and a nursing home management company have agreed to pay $30 million to settle claims that they engaged in a kickback scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.