Thompson: Healthcare technology could save providers billions
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Haymarket Media
Jan 28, 2004
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that improvement in healthcare technology could save providers more than $100 billion. He was addressing healthcare leaders...
Speech therapist faces 10 years for $3.7M in bogus claims
Mar 25, 2015
A 44-year-old licensed speech therapist faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after admitting she and a colleague submitted $3.7 million in fraudulent insurance claims for services either unnecessary...
Dec. 16 webinar to offer expertise on staffing, scheduling
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Liza Berger
Dec 02, 2020
Staffing has never been more important than it is now in long-term care. A McKnight’s webinar to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. ET will provide information to providers on improving...
Vast majority of Senators call on HHS to delay ‘75% rule’
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Haymarket Media
Jun 22, 2004
The vast majority of Senators sent a letter Monday to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson asking him to delay the July 1 implementation date set for the “75% rule” on inpatient...
LTC friend: Scout’s honor
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2011
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, U.S. Congress (R-PA)
AHA: Proposal to ease Medicare appeals backlog a move in the ‘wrong direction’
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Aug 31, 2016
A recent federal proposal aimed at eliminating the backlog of Medicare appeals by 2021 would do little more than “scratch the surface of the problem,” according to the American Hospital Association.
Nursing home workers found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Haymarket Media
Jan 20, 2004
Investigators are exploring a San Diego nursing home where two employees were found dead last week. Medical examiners determined the cause of the deaths to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
Federal authorities are investigating Emeritus’ Medicaid billings, ProPublica reports
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 28, 2014
Federal investigators have been looking into Medicaid billing practices at senior living giant Emeritus Corp. for more than a year. Investigative journalism outlet ProPublica first reported the story Thursday,...
Many LTC nurses wonder if they belong, new study finds
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Long-term care nurses often feel isolated from the rest of the healthcare workforce, asking themselves, “Am I actually a nurse?”
FDA approves 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from Germany for U.S.
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Haymarket Media
Dec 09, 2004
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine manufactured in Germany for use in the United States....