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.
Nursing home workers sue over insurance
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
Two former nursing home employees may be headed to trial over what they say is their previous employer’s failure to pay into a group health plan.
Supervisor sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in Medicare, Medicaid fraud scheme
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 10, 2013
A former healthcare provider supervisor was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud totaling $63 million.
On the economic front, signs that the worst may be over
Apr 28, 2009
We are finally seeing signs that our moribund economy might be starting to heal. This month, consumer confidence jumped more than forecast, stocks rose, mortgage rates dropped and Americans indicated more...
Concentra sold to MJ Acquisition
Mar 31, 2015
Select Medical Holdings Corp., which operates outpatient rehabilitation clinics and specialty hospitals, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P., a private equity fund, have agreed to buy Humana...
Consultant pharmacy group appoints new executive
Jan 03, 2012
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists recently named Vera Jackson, MSW, Ph.D., as the association’s executive director and CEO.
Speaker at Medline-sponsored event: new survey process can help improve care
Oct 08, 2010
The new survey process can be a “win-win” that leads to better care in nursing homes. So claimed Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, who is the incoming president of the American Health Care Association...
Omnicare pays $49.5 million in lawsuit settlements
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 15, 2006
The nation’s biggest provider of pharmaceuticals to nursing homes agreed to pay a whopping $49.5 million to resolve two lawsuits.
NxStage Medical celebrates decade of System One
Jun 30, 2015
NxStage Medical Inc., which makes dialysis products, is heralding the 10th year anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) clearance of its System One™ product.