Manor Care Inc. is prodding West Virginia to approve the sale of the nation’s largest nursing home chain to The Carlyle Group. State officials there remain the last stumbling block for completion...
Payment and Policy: Surveyors turn attention to activities guidance: Expert
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2007
Providers should stay on guard, even if they haven’t yet felt
the heat from 18-month-old activity and psychosocial surveyor guidance.
Information Technology Feature: An IT Essential
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 06, 2007
When it comes to protecting information technology, asset
management is not an optional task, technology experts say
West Virginia may stall Manor Care purchase
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 03, 2007
The Manor Care Inc. acquisition is still in doubt after one state’s regulators agreed to reconsider an earlier approval of the deal.
An IT essential
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 01, 2007
When it comes to protecting information technology, asset management is not an optional task, technology experts say
Execs: Private equity views resident care as a priority
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2007
Skilled nursing leaders defended their care practices in the wake of a New York Times story blasting private equity firms that have recently bought facilities.
Court must reconsider arbitration provision agreement
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2007
Battles among family members and providers over the validity of arbitration agreements continue to flare around the country. One Tennessee case this month, for example, was tossed back to the trial court...
Controversial Manor Care sale moves forward
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 19, 2007
Despite concerns of lawmakers over private equity’s effect on long-term care, the sale of the largest nursing home chain in the country to a private-equity firm appears to be going ahead as planned...
FDA revises warnings for anemia drugs
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 12, 2007
The Food and Drug Administration recently revised boxed warnings and other labeling changes for drugs that treat certain types of anemia.
Department of Justice investigates Omnnicare
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 08, 2007
The nation’s biggest provider of pharmaceuticals to long-term care facilities is under investigation for possibly steering some Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in certain Medicare prescription drug...