Authorities: Psychiatrist sent more than 50,000 fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid nursing home claims
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 20, 2012
A Chicago psychiatrist is accused of submitting $190,000 in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid and receiving kickbacks for prescribing antipsychotics.
Woman pleads guilty in Medicare genetic testing scheme targeting seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
As interest in genetic testing rises, one woman faces 10 years in prison for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme that lured seniors into unnecessary genetic testing.
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LTC providers looking for more leaders
By
Mary Gustafson
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A new rise in healthcare jobs is good news for executives in senior care, an expert told McKnight’s.
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C. diff sources ‘diverse’: study
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
New research challenges assumptions about how Clostridium difficile is transmitted.
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