Pest control company pleads guilty to misapplying poison and cover-up in nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 18, 2014
The owner of a pest control company has pleaded guilty to endangering nursing home residents by improperly applying a pesticide and engaging in a cover-up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
Panel: SNF care will become more of a value proposition
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2014
Long-term care operators will face additional pressure to improve, said William Shrank, Ph.D., chief scientific officer for CVS/Caremark, on Monday. His comments came at the 2014 National Investment Center...
Providers could lose Medicaid money and patient information due to ICD-10 transition, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 13, 2014
Healthcare providers could experience financial and information losses when they make the mandated transition to the new International Classification of Diseases coding system in October, according to...
Infection detection
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
Prompt treatment and novel therapies hasten wound healing, but steady (even if slow) is still the overall goal when it comes to keeping wounds free from infection
State News
Mar 01, 2014
HAWAII — One of the most expensive states in the country for long-term care is staring down the barrel of dwindling budgets and a rapidly growing elderly population. Officials are taking proactive measures...
Hospice co-owner charged with upcoding, obstruction
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
An Illinois hospice company owner was charged with Medicare and Medicaid fraud after allegedly falsifying levels of care.
60 seconds with … NIC’s Robert Kramer
Mar 01, 2014
Q: How did senior housing perform in the last quarter of 2013?
A: The numbers overall were good, in terms of continued recovery and strength of market fundamentals. In particular, occupancy was up again,...
Noble Biomaterials announces call for research proposals
Mar 04, 2014
Noble Biomaterials Inc., which makes X-STATIC® Antimicrobial Technology, has issued a call for research proposals “to generate hard evidence supporting the need for soft surface bacterial management...
Court expresses concern over Omnicare drug packaging practices but dismisses False Claims suit
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 26, 2014
A whistleblower exposed disturbing drug packaging practices being used by long-term care pharmacy Omnicare Inc., but the charges don’t fall under the False Claims Act, a federal appeals court recently...
Pfizer study reveals pneumonia drug effective for the elderly
Feb 25, 2014
Pfizer Inc. said it is planning on presenting the results of its Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults study next month, and that it may have significant impact on preventing community-acquired...