NIC names new CEO … Stressed Oklahoma nursing homes closing doors … Arkansas business sends supplies to storm-stricken Florida nursing homes
Judge considers permitting new evidence in Mangano case
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Haymarket Media
May 24, 2007
Louisiana nursing home owners Salvador and Mabel Mangano may be able to present evidence at their trial that government officials, and not they, were to blame for the deaths of 35 residents following Hurricane...
Louisiana provider association appeals to lawmakers in capital
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
Leaders of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association are visiting this week with the Louisiana Congressional delegation to request measures that could help facilities cope in the wake of two hurricanes Katrina...
Preparation key in preventing fatalities at Texas nursing home hit by a tornado
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 05, 2012
The lack of major injuries or fatalities at a Texas nursing home during a deadly tornado Tuesday reflects the hours spent preparing for such an event, officials said.
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Louisiana coroner: Decomposed bodies will complicate prosecution’s case
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
A Louisiana coroner said there is a lack of physical evidence of crimes by nursing homes and hospitals following Hurricane Katrina because the bodies were so badly decomposed.
Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information sharing lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information blocking “will cause needless patient...
Bill demands prison time for nursing home investors guilty of ‘corporate greed’
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 12, 2024
A new Senate bill adds the threat of six years of prison time and considerable financial clawbacks and penalties for executives found to have “looted” healthcare organizations such as nursing homes,...
St. Rita’s owners not yet charged in Katrina-related deaths
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Haymarket Media
Mar 28, 2006
Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, only one nursing home in New Orleans has faced disciplinary action for its conduct related to the storm, according to a news report.
Judge fails to dismiss charges against Manganos
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Haymarket Media
Jun 05, 2007
A judge denied a motion to drop charges against the New Orleans-area nursing home owners blamed for the deaths of 35 residents following Hurricane Katrina.