Omnicare settles kickback, FCA cases for $31 million
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Jul 06, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare agreed to pay a total of $31 million in May to settle allegations it submitted false claims and accepted kickbacks to promote certain drugs.
NIC’s Jurutka to succeed Kramer as President and CEO
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Jun 29, 2017
Robert Kramer, CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, will step down July 17 from the leadership role he’s held for 27 years, the group announced Thursday afternoon.
Masonic Villages chooses platform
Jun 28, 2017
Masonic Villages in Pennsylvania has selected K4Connect for a multiyear partnership focused on deploying K4Community.
NIC: Skilled nursing occupancy rates could hit new lows in 2017
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Jun 09, 2017
Occupancy rates in the skilled nursing sector could sink to new lows this year if current trends continue, according to a report released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Omnicare to pay $8 million to settle false claims allegations
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May 18, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare agreed on Tuesday to pay $8 million to clear up allegations that it used an automated system to submit false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
Lawmakers warn that HHS restricting their communications with Congress could hamper fraud, abuse investigations
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May 11, 2017
Republican lawmakers are expressing concerns that a recent memo issued to Department of Health and Human Services employees may hinder communication between HHS staffers and Congress.
Nursing care occupancy rate back up after historic low, NIC report shows
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Apr 14, 2017
After falling to its lowest rate in more than a decade in the fourth quarter of 2016, nursing care occupancy bounced back slightly in the first quarter of 2017, a new report shows.
New version of clinical decision support released
Apr 11, 2017
Change Healthcare unveiled InterQual 2017 in early April, reflecting the latest version of the clinical decision support tool.
A recently developed skin graft treatment may help speed up the healing process for chronic wounds like pressure sores and diabetic ulcers — and keep them from coming back.
NIC: Nursing care occupancy clocks in at lowest level since 2005
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Jan 11, 2017
Nursing care occupancy rates remained at 86.8% in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to new data released Monday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.