Supreme Court sides with SNF, won’t review Extendicare arbitration case
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Mar 29, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review an arbitration dispute between an Extendicare facility and the family of a deceased resident. The decision means the family must arbitrate with the facility...
HealthMedX acquired
Nov 01, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced Thursday.
Medical board fights back against telemedicine antitrust case
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Jun 27, 2016
A Texas medical agency recently urged a federal court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that could have wide-ranging effects on the booming telemedicine industry.
FBI raids nursing home company headquarters, CEO’s home
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Sep 16, 2015
Federal agents reportedly raided the Indianapolis headquarters of nursing home operator American Senior Communities, as well as the home of its CEO, on Tuesday, according to the Indianapolis Star.
‘Birdman’ flies in Fairfax
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Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
The Fairfax, a Sunrise Senior Living military community, was named the first senior community certified as a wildlife sanctuary last October, thanks to resident and retired Navy Captain James Harkin.
New antimicrobial technology renders textiles, surfaces germ-free
Jul 07, 2011
A University of Georgia researcher says he has invented an antimicrobial technology that can make any material, either natural or synthetic, permanently germ-free.
Report: New CMS office could better serve dual eligibles
Aug 04, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should create an office for dual eligibles, those seniors dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, a new report suggests. It would reduce the “silo-effect”...
Golden Living names Dr. Neil Kurtz second CEO
Aug 13, 2008
The nation’s second largest nursing-home chain has turned to a physician with deep experience in pharmaceutical research and delivery to become its new chief executive. Neil Kurtz, M.D., will become...
BEI suitor protests bill that protects homes in event of takeover
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Haymarket Media
Mar 14, 2005
Feuding continues between BEI of Fort Smith, AR, and Formation Capital LLC of Alpharetta, GA. This time the point of controversy is a bill in the Arkansas House to protect nursing home facilities if a...
Fugitive accused of $10.7M in nursing home fraud caught by feds
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 24, 2018
One of the country’s most-wanted healthcare fraud fugitives, who allegedly fleeced nursing homes and the federal government for more than $10 million, was caught last week.