$90 million verdict against HCR ManorCare will stand, judge rules
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 15, 2013
HCR ManorCare was appropriately penalized $90 million in a case involving resident neglect and understaffing, a judge in West Virginia ruled last week. Lawyers for the nursing home company said they would...
FDA wants lower doses for sleeping aids
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including the widely prescribed Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages.
Of admissions, knitting and bandwagons: CLASS danger
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James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2011
Supporters of the CLASS Act were cringing this week, just as they were two weeks ago when McKnight’s reported on some loaded remarks from the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid top overseer.
Ask the nursing expert: dealing with disorderly RNs
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Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Dec 01, 2008
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Trump: ‘We’ll see’ if HHS Secretary Price gets fired over use of private jets
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Sep 28, 2017
President Donald Trump is “not happy” with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., after reports surfaced criticizing his use of private jets for official travels.
Senator grills HHS over nursing home workers’ social media abuse
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Mar 10, 2016
The recent surge of cases involving nursing home workers abusing social media has prompted one senator to ask what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is doing to curb the issue.
AHCA applauds Senate passage of IMPACT Act
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 22, 2014
The Senate approved the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act, drawing praise from the American Health Care Association and the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care.
Two good prescriptions for long-term care pharmacies
By
Liza Berger
Oct 08, 2010
Long-term care pharmacies have generated some hot news lately.
Latest federal mandate denial sets stage for possible Supreme Court appeal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2021
The battle over a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is primed for its Supreme Court debut, now that a federal appeals court has ruled a temporary injunction should remain in place.