SNF med tech pleads guilty to resident’s ‘murder-by-insulin,’ injecting others
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Aug 01, 2016
A former medical technician pleaded guilty on Friday to injecting a nursing home resident with a medically unnecessary dose of insulin in July 2007, leading to her death.
A concept worth exploring: using clinical data to develop a marketing campaign
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Steven Littlehale
Jun 24, 2009
Information is readily available, so why not use it to your advantage? Developing a marketing strategy based on clinical evidence from your skilled nursing facility could prove invaluable in attracting...
ACOs cut costs, not quality
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James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
Post-acute care spending dropped by 9% — or about $106 per beneficiary — without a drop in quality, a study of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program has found.
60 Seconds with…
Mar 01, 2009
Anne Tumlinson Analyst, Avalere Health Medicare cost survey
Philadelphia nursing home settles $90,000 with government
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Haymarket Media
May 06, 2004
A Philadelphia nursing home settled $90,000 with the federal government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for treating residents with diabetes. The 92-bed Brinton Manor Nursing Home,...
Health Care REIT acquires HealthLease Properties REIT
Aug 19, 2014
Health Care REIT Inc. agreed to acquire HealthLease Properties REIT , in a transaction valued at $950 million.
Society rolls out new educational goodies
Apr 17, 2018
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine just rolled out a slew of new educational tools for pros in the field.
New policy triggers rehab mode change
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John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Individual therapy services are seeing a huge spike across skilled care settings, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. The shift seems to reveal how a change in payment rules...
This year I promise to…
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John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2011
It’s very possible that as you are reading this, you have already abandoned those sincere New Year’s promises you made to yourself as 2011 was ringing in. If so, you’re hardly alone.
Study asserts Medicaid is key to physical and financial health
Jul 08, 2011
In the first large-scale study to assess the impact of Medicaid, researchers say they have showed that health insurance for low-income individuals results in their improved physical, mental and financial...