Change Healthcare said it has applied its Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence technology to its management suite by introducing Assurance Reimbursement Management™ Denial Propensity Scoring and...
Ombudsman presence could worsen survey outcomes for nursing homes, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
Nursing homes could be subject to worse deficiency outcomes — which could lead to fines and a decreased star rating — if an ombudsman is present during annual surveys, according to new research.
False Claims suit against Omnicare, CVS Health dismissed in appeals court
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Omnicare and parent company CVS Health earned a court victory this week after a federal appeals court agreed to dismiss a whistleblower’s False Claims Act lawsuit for an alleged kickback scheme.
95-year-old makes more than 3,000 masks for local nursing homes, community
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2021
When masks were hard to come by during the start of the pandemic, Ohio long-term care resident Miriam Looker channeled Rosie the Riveter and sprang into action to make masks for some relatives.
PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.
Genesis Healthcare improperly uses background checks, federal lawsuit charges
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2015
One of the largest nursing home chains in the nation uses background checks on potential employees in a way that violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week.
Supreme Court grapples with concept of ‘implied’ False Claims case
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Apr 21, 2016
The nation’s highest court struggled Tuesday during oral arguments in a controversial False Claims Act case to determine at what point a false claim truly is “false.”
CareTrust REIT pays $177 M to boost skilled care holdings
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Dec 04, 2015
CareTrust REIT has completed the acquisition of a $177 million skilled nursing portfolio from Liberty Healthcare in Ohio, the company confirmed in October.
Nursing homes’ security threatened by information posted to hacker website
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
Documents posted to a file-sharing website could have been used to steal medical record and credit card information from three nursing homes in New York state, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall...
Nursing home provider fails in legal bid against ‘extrapolation method’ in determining Medicare...
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
A government contractor can calculate how much money a provider owes for Medicare overpayments by doing a limited audit and then extrapolating from those findings, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.