EEOC sues nursing facility for allegedly firing HIV-positive employee
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Oct 05, 2016
A Texas nursing home has been hit with a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it allegedly fired an employee over his HIV-positive status.
Good Samaritan sues Kansas over Medicaid application backlog
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Oct 04, 2016
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society has filed a lawsuit against one of Kansas’ top health officials, claiming the state’s Medicaid application backlog has put some of its residents...
Medicare fraud case against SavaSeniorCare rolls on
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Oct 03, 2016
A lawsuit that accuses one of the nation’s largest nursing facility operators of overbilling Medicare for unnecessary therapy services will proceed, a federal court has ruled, despite the company’s...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … diabetic foot ulcers
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 01, 2016
What is the role of our clinicians in treating foot ulcers associated with a diagnosis of diabetes?
Enhancements made to nurse call system
Sep 27, 2016
Jeron Electronic Systems Inc. said it has made enhancements to its Provider Nurse Call “PC Console” LAN-based real-time activity display.
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Sep 23, 2016
State Supreme Court shuts down nursing home’s arbitration request … Attorney general urges NY governor to veto nursing home prescription bill … States, U.S. Chamber of Commerce file lawsuits...
Feds sue nursing home, chief executive for diverting millions in retirement funds
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Sep 22, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a Connecticut nursing home and its chief financial officer, alleging that they funneled $4 million from the facility’s retirement plan to themselves and a religious...
Court: HHS can’t delay Medicare appeals backlog case
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Sep 21, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services won’t be able to push off litigation over its overwhelming backlog of Medicare appeals, a federal court ruled on Monday.
Mobile app for time and attendance released
Sep 20, 2016
NOVAtime Technology Inc. has launched its NOVAmobile™ in the Windows Store.
Provider groups call for big changes to value-based purchasing bill
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Sep 16, 2016
A House bill that would establish a value-based purchasing program for post-acute care needs major revisions before it earns providers’ support, several industry groups told lawmakers in a letter...