False Claims Act lawsuit against SavaSeniorCare, Medline unsealed
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May 05, 2017
A 2015 lawsuit claiming SavaSeniorCare violated the False Claims Act by accepting kickbacks from Medline and creating a “revenge” scheme against a competitor was unsealed in court last week.
Canaries in a coal mine
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John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Jury awards family $5.5 million in ‘record-setting’ wrongful death suit
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May 18, 2016
The family of a 77-year-old resident who died while living at a Colorado nursing home received $5.5 million in damages on Friday, in what was believed to be a record-setting verdict.
Providers just have to look for their bright spots
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James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
Long-term care operators have plenty of reasons to recoil and lick their wounds over the course of a year. But sometimes they need to seek the light and resist the “woe is us” mentality.
AHCA names Yarwood new president and CEO
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Haymarket Media
Nov 18, 2005
The nation’s largest nursing home association removed the “acting” label from Bruce Yarwood’s title today, naming him its new president and CEO.
Nursing home under fire in strangulation case
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Oct 28, 2015
A North Carolina nursing home is facing a police investigation and its owners are being sued following the death of a resident who was allegedly strangled in the facility.
Survivors of Pinelake nursing home shooting face ‘long healing process,’ head of North Carolina...
Mar 31, 2009
Staff members, families and residents of Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage, NC, are still in shock after a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage that left eight people dead and three injured at the...
Court allows SNF to sue state over refusal to pay Medicaid bills
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Nov 28, 2017
A North Carolina skilled nursing facility will be allowed to pursue a case against the state’s Medicaid agency after it denied payment for residents who couldn’t pay their share of their bill...
Authorities looking for answers after gunman kills eight at North Carolina nursing home
Mar 31, 2009
A 45-year-old local man with no apparent ties to the Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, NC, walked into it Sunday morning and shot 11 people. He killed seven residents and a nurse and...