Provider’s payout in whistleblower billing fraud case approaches $60 million
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
A New York provider serving elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries has reached a $10.3 million settlement in a state and federal case over long-term care payments.
The Big Picture: PDPM lowdown
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2019
Spring is in the air. So, too, is provider angst about Medicare’s looming Patient-Driven Payment Model, better known as PDPM.
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in slowing disease
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 29, 2022
In a potentially significant breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, recently completed clinical trials show a new experimental drug treatment could significantly slow the progression of...
Proposal calls for updating diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
The way doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease soon could change. A proposal updating existing diagnostic criteria, which was introduced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam,...
FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 booster shots for fall
Apr 07, 2022
Vaccine experts still guessing at what the ever-changing pandemic will bring
The Big Picture | LTC will never be the same
Feb 01, 2022
We were thrilled on the day our office tapped into the internet.
ORIX USA adds multifamily business with Hunt Real Estate Capital
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2019
ORIX Corporation USA, the U.S. and Latin American business hub for Tokyo-based ORIX Corporation, has signed an agreement to acquire Hunt Real Estate Capital LLC, a subsidiary of Hunt Companies, Inc. The...
Tuberculosis vaccine linked to 20 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s in study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 21, 2023
An older tuberculosis vaccine also used as a cancer therapy has now been linked to a 20% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The oldest recipients appear to derive the most benefit,...
Survey: Over half of U.S. nurses attribute burnout to understaffing
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2023
Respondents linked this issue to feelings of overwork, with 71% saying that understaffing is the key reason for poor mental health.
Hearing aid vendors ramp up innovation after OTC approval
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration’s ruling in August 2022 allowing hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter for mild to moderate hearing aids has led to several new innovations from hearing aid manufacturers.