More than 90 healthcare groups extend support to CMS nominee Berwick
Jul 02, 2010
More than 90 different healthcare organizations have come forward to support Don Berwick, nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He has faced a barrage of Republican...
Kindred hospice wins against whistleblower in False Claims case
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Jun 23, 2016
A Kindred Healthcare hospice affiliate won big this week in a False Claims Act case brought by a former employee.
AHCA: Statistical sampling an improper ‘sledgehammer’
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James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
The nation’s largest association for nursing home and other long-term care operators has publicly expressed its staunch disapproval of a federal prosecution method that takes only small slices of...
Netsmart acquires ‘building block’ in HealthMEDX deal
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced in late October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
LTC data initiative plans largest health records system, analysis of nursing home residents
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Danielle Brown
Jun 21, 2022
Researchers are hopeful that a new initiative to create the largest health records system and study of nursing home residents will change the way providers deliver care in the future.
Guidelines developed for exercise at altitude in CVD patients
Sep 14, 2021
Pretrip planning should consider locations and duration of altitude exposure, hydration and medication use, emergency planning
Court rejects whistleblower’s kickback claims against PharMerica
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Emily Mongan
Nov 30, 2016
A whistleblower’s allegations that PharMerica, the nation’s second largest long-term care pharmacy, made kickbacks to skilled nursing facilities were shot down by a federal court on Monday.
Health Care REIT acquires Sunrise in deal worth $1.9 billion
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Under terms of the transaction, which will create one of the biggest senior care companies in the United States, Health Care REIT said it is acquiring all of the outstanding common stock of Sunrise for...
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
Video of police chief singing at nursing home goes viral
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Danielle Brown
Aug 21, 2019
A police chief has garnered thousands of views on social media thanks to a video of him singing to a group of residents at a skilled nursing facility.