SC admits paying providers for putting up with Medicaid application backlog
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Mar 02, 2017
The South Carolina health department acknowledged to McKnight’s on Tuesday that it was compensating nursing homes for excessive delays by the state in processing Medicaid applications.
Union report questions use of private jet by CEO of California’s largest nursing home provider
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Feb 28, 2017
A healthcare workers union is raising concerns over money spent on a private jet by the CEO of California’s largest nursing home operator. Attorneys for the CEO on Monday told McKnight’s the...
Jury awards families $5.2 million in medical negligence case against SNF
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Feb 22, 2017
The families of three deceased nursing home residents were awarded more than $5.2 million last week by a federal jury who found the care provided by the facility and its operators to be grossly negligent.
MN health officials overwhelmed by nursing home complaints, report says
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Feb 21, 2017
Minnesota Health Department officials acknowledged last week that they are leaving many nursing home complaints uninvestigated, which they said reflect a recent influx.
Verdict reached in False Claims Act whistleblower suit against Consulate Health Care
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Feb 17, 2017
A Florida jury sided with a nursing home whistleblower this week regarding allegations over whether her former employer submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
SNF will have to hand over internal reports in negligence case, court rules
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Feb 15, 2017
An Illinois skilled nursing facility will have to produce internal documents in a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a resident, an appeals court ruled last week.
Supreme Court’s arbitration decision could pose threat to SNF industry, insiders say
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Feb 10, 2017
A nursing home arbitration lawsuit that’s scheduled to be argued in the Supreme Court this month may change the future of the industry, according to those close to the case.
Troubled nursing home petitions Supreme Court to preserve its Medicare, Medicaid certifications
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Feb 08, 2017
A Florida skilled nursing provider that filed for bankruptcy has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to save it from being excluded from the Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Silverado acquires SNF
Feb 07, 2017
Silverado’s newest community, the Silverado Hermann Park Memory Care and Rehabilitation center in Houston, will serve 50 memory care residents, the company said.
Winning the drug war
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Liza Berger
Feb 05, 2017
Often forgotten or glossed over, there is still one sure answer to questions about how to improve medication mismanagement: have better documentation