A major acquisition could be on the horizon in the long-term care pharmacy industry.
Ohio nursing home ordered to repay Medicaid overpayments
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Haymarket Media
Jun 14, 2005
A court of appeals in Ohio upheld a lower trial court’s decision that nursing home provider AmCare Inc. must repay $452,312 in Medicaid provider overpayments it received during fiscal years 1994...
Profile: NIC President and CEO Robert Kramer , a man of many callings
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Julie Williamson
Jun 13, 2005
For some, the road to their career is relatively straight and narrow, paved with a few key interests and underlying passions. For others, that path is long and winding, dotted with decades of unique experience...
Rehabilitation Feature — Countdown : Providers and therapists are nervously watching the calendars,...
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Liza Berger
Jun 13, 2005
Teresa Hildebrandt would like to begin preparing for the onset of the Medicare therapy caps this January. But she knows a lot can still happen between now and then.
“It’s kind of hard putting...
Iowa charges nursing home owners with consumer fraud
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Haymarket Media
May 31, 2005
The state of Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Des Moines nursing home accusing them of consumer fraud.
Study: Coordinated care doesn’t lead to Medicare savings
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Haymarket Media
May 25, 2005
Programs with low-cost enrollees are not likely to generate savings for Medicare, a study of a coordinated care demonstration indicates.
BEI auction moves to second round of bidding
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Haymarket Media
May 19, 2005
Beverly Enterprises Inc., the largest nursing home chain in the country, is moving on to a second round of bidding after putting itself up for auction, according to chairman and CEO William R. Floyd.
Manor Care hires Guillard to oversee SNF, ALF operations
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Haymarket Media
May 18, 2005
Manor Care Inc. said Tuesday that it had hired Stephen L. Guillard, chairman and CEO of Harborside Healthcare Corp, to become an executive vice president with the company. Guillard will be responsible...
Information Technology–Feeling insecure
May 11, 2005
As the new HIPAA security rule takes effect, many providers still are grappling with how best to protect resident information
Soffy Vilson has been unusually busy for the past few months. As director of...
Beverly profits drop 37% in first quarter as sales jump 17%
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Haymarket Media
May 05, 2005
Beverly Enterprises Inc., the nation’s largest nursing home chain, which recently put itself up for auction, said Wednesday its first-quarter profits fell 37%, due in part to expenses related to...