Employee fingerprint scans land provider in class-action lawsuit
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Oct 20, 2017
An Illinois nursing home is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a worker who argues that the facility’s required daily fingerprint scans pose a threat to their privacy.
Hospice providers to pay $12.2 million to settle kickback allegations involving nursing homes
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Apr 19, 2017
A North Carolina-based hospice provider and its affiliates will pay $12.2 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to long-term care facilities and other providers in exchange for patient referrals,...
House bill slashes CMS funding, devotes $1.26 billion for Alzheimer’s
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Jul 07, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would receive a funding cut of more than $500 million under a spending bill released Wednesday by a House committee.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 17
Mar 17, 2021
Antibiotic use in nursing homes saw a big jump in early pandemic months … PA nursing homes fined more than $31K for COVID-related complaints … First-of-its-kind study finds Pfizer COVID vaccine highly...
AHCA supports push for clarity in value-based purchasing, quality program implementation, leader says
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Jun 19, 2015
Quality reporting and value-based purchasing should be coordinated with the Nursing Home Quality Initiative, the American Health Care Association and American Hospital Association agreed this week.
Knee, hip replacements qualify for therapy cap exceptions, CMS says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week outlined the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process for providers.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2020
CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program for COVID-19 … Doctor casts doubt on coronavirus plasma treatment: ‘No breakthrough here’ … First COVID-19 reinfection...
Grassley wants explanation for performance-based bonuses
Mar 05, 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is upset with the way some Iowa nursing facilities are receiving performance-pay bonuses and has said he will ask federal regulators to explain them. Grassley’s request...
Federal government sues provider after workers are fired for seeking religious exemption to flu shot
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Apr 29, 2016
A North Carolina-based healthcare provider has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly firing three employees who asked for a religious exemption from the company’s mandatory...
Research Report:Â How to Keep Your New Hires (They Told Us)
Turnover in the first 100 days of employment is high–particularly in the senior care industry. However, by asking questions and listening, you can give new employees the support they need to do their...