Assisted living aide will spend year in prison after resident theft
By
John Hall
Apr 29, 2015
An assisted living aide said the looming threat of becoming homeless was what prompted her to steal a resident’s wallet and checkbook before eventually being arrested for forging $10,000 in checks.
Feds ease auditing reviews, anti-fraud efforts to surge
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2013
Providers likely will embrace House legislation that eases billing reviews for operators deemed a low fraud risk.
Court grants rehab provider relief while awaiting Medicare appeals
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
A federal court has ruled a healthcare provider can sue to prevent a Medicare contractor from “clawing back” millions of dollars in suspected overpayment, a move that might otherwise send the...
Weatherhead list of fastest-growing companies features post-acute vendor
Dec 06, 2016
OnShift has been ranked No. 8 on Weatherhead 100’s annual list of Northeast Ohio’s fastest-growing companies.
AHCA names Myers new VP of policy and government relations
May 17, 2011
Capitol Hill veteran Jeff Myers is the American Health Care Association’s new go-to government relations’ lobbyist, the organization announced Monday.
Alliance, SEIU react to reform bill
Feb 15, 2008
Healthcare-related groups expressed varying degrees of support for a new nursing home reform bill that would increase penalties for poor performing nursing homes.
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
New hand hygiene guidelines urge healthcare facilities to avoid certain soaps
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 17, 2014
Experts advise healthcare facilities to avoid a “heavily marketed” soap in updated hand hygiene guidelines published Wednesday.
Fecal matter pills cure C. diff, physician says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 04, 2013
Pills created from fecal matter are the latest breakthrough in treating Clostridium difficile, according to a doctor in Canada who says he has cured about 30 people this way.
Two major long-term care transaction developments occurred Thursday. The board of Genesis HealthCare Corp. said it will enter into discussions with a new bidder. Meanwhile, Ventas Inc. reported completing...