Omnicare accuses UnitedHealth of antitrust violations
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Haymarket Media
May 22, 2006
Omnicare Inc. is suing UnitedHealth Group, Inc. in federal court. It alleges the insurer defrauded the pharmaceutical company in contract negotiations involving the Medicare prescription drug plan.
NLRB rules against Beverly in 10-year-old labor case
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Haymarket Media
May 16, 2006
In a decision representing a win for organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services violated federal labor law when it retaliated against employees...
Risk Management Feature: Overexposed?
By
James M. Berklan
May 12, 2006
Recent risk management developments have raised the ante for providers. Answers may lie in mastering basic practices
Lifts/Bathing Feature: Thinking BIG
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing homes are bracing for a new population: the morbidly obese. Heftier equipment is just the beginning of their caregiving needs
Extendicare to give committee’s recommendation on sale by month’s end
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Haymarket Media
May 11, 2006
Extendicare Inc. expects to shed some light by the end of this month on whether it plans to sell or reorganize itself.
More than $1 billion awarded to find faster flu vaccine
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Haymarket Media
May 08, 2006
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $1 billion in contracts to five companies to develop flu vaccine using a method that could get the products faster to market. Nursing home...
Kentucky jury awards $20 million in nursing home neglect lawsuit
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Haymarket Media
May 08, 2006
A jury in a Kentucky circuit court awarded $20 million to the estate of a man who died at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation of Frankfort.
Kindred’s quarterly profits down
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Haymarket Media
May 02, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. recorded a lower 2006 first-quarter profit than the company experienced a year ago.
Alliance members report Quality First progress
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Haymarket Media
Apr 25, 2006
Members of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care say their facilities have achieved better results than other non-Alliance facilities participating in the Quality First initiative.
NIH chief wants tougher flu shots tested for elderly
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Haymarket Media
Apr 19, 2006
The infectious disease director of the National Institutes of Health wants to win the war against seasonal flu. That’s why he believes higher flu vaccine doses or shots supplemented with immune-boosting...