Instead of spending more time doing hands-on patient care, therapists who work with Medicare beneficiaries have been strapped with increased administrative tasks, sometimes leading to delayed services,...
Judge invalidates state aid-in-dying law; appeal window is narrow
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2018
A judge overturned California’s two-year-old aid-in-dying law on Tuesday, giving the state attorney general just five days to file an appeal.
Identifier mix-ups undermining quest for useful electronic health record exchanges
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2019
A review of more than 700 comments on a proposed rule to standardize the exchange of electronic health records points to one major concern: inconsistently or improperly recorded patient names.
SavaSeniorCare targeted by union for $260K in unpaid worker contributions, fees
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2019
Service Employees International Union’s national pension fund is suing SavaSeniorCare for more than $260,000 in unpaid worker contributions, late fees and penalties.
New overtime payment rule closer to reality
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 20, 2017
A new overtime rule could hit employers as soon as next October, the U.S. Department of Labor announced in its fall regulatory agenda.
Missouri politicians seek annual funding boosts for nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
The Missouri Senate has advanced a proposal to increase nursing home reimbursements.
Illinois nursing homes sue state over ‘disastrous’ low Medicaid rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2018
Five Illinois-based nursing home groups are suing the state’s Department of Healthcare and Family Services, claiming low reimbursement rates are jeopardizing their ability to provide adequate resident...
Illinois court upholds record $4.1 million award in nursing home stroke case
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
An Illinois judge has upheld a jury ruling to award $4.1 million to the family of a nursing home resident who missed her anti-clotting medication, suffered a stroke — and died four years later.
104-day strike nets nursing home employees a 20-cent raise, health insurance concession
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2018
Workers at Christian Care Home in Ferguson, MO, have approved a new labor contract that calls for across-the-board raises following a 104-day strike.
Bill could gut scheduling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2014
A Congressional proposal to provide low-wage hourly employees with more stability and workplace protections could hit nursing homes.