Hospice provider wins injunction against HHS efforts to enforce ‘capricious’ reimbursement...
Aug 24, 2010
An Arkansas hospice provider has been granted a temporary reprieve from efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services to recoup reimbursement the federal agency says exceeds the annual Medicare...
New guidelines help identify problem drivers with dementia
Apr 14, 2010
A group of neurologists has released a set of guidelines to help physicians and family members determine when people with dementia should give up their car keys and stop driving.
Nursing home operator faces setback in lawsuit that brought $30 million judgment against it
Mar 01, 2009
An appeals court has ordered the retrial of a lawsuit in which a major nursing home chain had most of a $29.8 million punitive damages award against it thrown out. The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled...
Approved: ‘New era’ flu test detects four viruses in three hours
Jan 23, 2008
Federal regulators have approved a diagnostic test than can screen for the flu and three other common respiratory viruses all at the same time. Results can be had in about three hours, they said.
Poll: Candidates should propose long-term care plans
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 15, 2007
Americans are looking to the presidential candidates for long-term care solutions, a new poll reveals.
At last, Omnicare to buy NeighborCare?
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 17, 2005
A major acquisition could be on the horizon in the long-term care pharmacy industry.
Iowa charges nursing home owners with consumer fraud
By
Haymarket Media
May 31, 2005
The state of Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Des Moines nursing home accusing them of consumer fraud.
Improving kidney care for residents in nursing facilities
By
Barb Bednar
Mar 30, 2016
Dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for people who have lost the function of their kidneys. The leading cause of kidney failure is type 2 diabetes.
Attends to eliminate West Coast manufacturing
Jul 14, 2009
Attends Healthcare Products recently announced plans to stop manufacturing on the West Coast. As a result, all manufacturing will take place in its facility in Greenville, NC.
Scary stuff is happening in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Dec 07, 2020
I was recently talking to a sibling who moved out West. Thanks to the miracle of remote work, he was able to ditch cold winters while keeping his day job. As they say, nice work if you can get it.