Psychiatry company settles Medicare fraud allegations for $1 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 22, 2013
A New York company that provided psychiatry services to nursing home residents with dementia has settled a whistleblower Medicare fraud case for $1 million.
Proposed new fines would have ‘chilling effect’ on nursing home staff, AHCA exec warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Industry leaders blasted a newly proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulation that would allow civil money penalties of up to $200,000 against skilled nursing home staff who fail to report...
MatrixCare acquiring AOD Software to fill continuum
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
MatrixCare is increasing its footprint in the long-term care electronic health records venue through a definitive agreement to buy AOD Software.
Genesis facilitates Sun set with multimillion dollar deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Genesis HealthCare agreed in June to purchase rival Sun Healthcare Group in a transaction that should close the second half of 2012.
New incontinence products pushed to nurses, providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2014
Incontinence management remains a hot commodity in long-term care, with three companies debuting products.
OIG slams insufficient Medicare documentation, especially from nursing homes
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 16, 2016
The reported error rate for Medicare Fee-for-Service in fiscal year 2015 was 12.09%, well above the compliance threshold of 10%, a new government report finds.
Sodexo, Connected Living and Amazon team up
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2018
Food services management company Sodexo has begun offering a “smart living” program to senior living residents, in partnership with Connected Living and Amazon.
Sun reaches settlement over worker vacation payments
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2012
Sun Healthcare will pay more than $60,000 in a settlement over a failure to pay vacation wages to former employees, the Massachusetts Attorney General said in December.
Nursing home failed to quickly report employee accused of sexual abuse, mother of victim says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2017
A former nursing home employee has said a coworker who assaulted her child wasn’t reported to the state in a timely fashion and continued to work at a nearby facility, according to local reports.
Mather Lifeways named Gold Winner in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2017
Mather Lifeways has returned to the throne in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition, winning Gold once again, this time in the High Tech/High Touch category.