Government reopens investigation on Medicare advertisements
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Haymarket Media
Mar 17, 2004
The General Accounting Office has reopened its investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services’ promotion of the new Medicare reform law amid news reports that the agency sent out...
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended to July 31
Jul 21, 2015
Providers now have until Friday, July 31 to submit their entry to the 4th Annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Senate committee kicks off investigation into nursing home emergency preparedness rules
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Oct 19, 2017
The Senate Finance Committee will be scrutinizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ upcoming emergency preparedness rules for nursing homes in light of recent hurricanes, committee leaders...
Deadline for 2015 McKnight’s Tech Awards extended until July 31
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 13, 2015
The deadline to participate in the 4th Annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended to the end of this month.
Campaign to archive dementia love stories stumbles
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 03, 2015
Jane Youell appeared to have hit the jackpot with her timing, but now that’s exactly what she still needs: a financial jackpot. The British researcher is attempting to build a first-ever love-and-dementia...
Providers demand fixes after feds find MA plans wrongly delay or deny SNF services too often
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Danielle Brown
May 02, 2022
Skilled nursing providers are demanding changes after a new federal report found that Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) have improperly denied or delayed services to beneficiaries to increase profits.
Social services director charged with stealing $400,000 from nursing home residents
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May 24, 2017
The former social services director for a Louisiana nursing home has been arrested and charged with stealing nearly $400,000 from residents between 2012 and 2016.
Brookdale settles with EEOC for $112,000 in disability accommodation case
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Aug 19, 2015
A Denver senior living provider will pay $112,500 to settle a lawsuit that claims it failed to provide accommodations for, and subsequently fired, an employee with fibromyalgia.
Court clarifies HIPAA definition of ‘personal representative’ in ruling on Florida nursing...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2013
Nursing home residents’ spouses and attorneys-in-fact do not necessarily meet the definition of “personal representatives” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,...
Judge invalidates state aid-in-dying law; appeal window is narrow
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2018
A judge overturned California’s two-year-old aid-in-dying law on Tuesday, giving the state attorney general just five days to file an appeal.
