SNF to settle Medicaid false claims case for $888,000
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Jun 02, 2017
An Andover, NJ-based skilled nursing provider will pay $888,000 to settle allegations that it billed the Medicaid program for substandard nursing services, federal officials announced Wednesday.
State health department rules in favor of family in nursing home camera case
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May 25, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health sided with a nursing home resident’s family last week in a closely-watched case involving surveillance cameras in resident rooms.
Two SNF employees, police chief among dead in nursing home shooting
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May 15, 2017
Two Ohio nursing home employees and a police officer are dead following a shooting at the facility Friday morning.
Suit against SNF operator tossed for lack of proof company was directly involved in resident’s...
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May 12, 2017
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging negligence by a Utah-based healthcare owner by stating it did not have direct involvement in a resident’s care and subsequent death.
State high court upholds class action status in understaffing suit against SNF
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May 08, 2017
A wrongful death complaint filed against an Arkansas nursing home may continue as a class action lawsuit, the state’s supreme court ruled on Thursday.
SCOTUS sides with provider, won’t take arbitration case
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May 06, 2017
In a win for providers, the United States Supreme Court declined in late March to review an arbitration dispute between an Extendicare facility and the family of a deceased resident.
A surge for healthcare REITs after repeal-effort sputters
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May 06, 2017
The recent failure of the GOP’s American Health Care Act has left the healthcare industry in a period of pause that’s likely to benefit real estate investment trusts, according to observers.
False Claims Act lawsuit against SavaSeniorCare, Medline unsealed
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May 05, 2017
A 2015 lawsuit claiming SavaSeniorCare violated the False Claims Act by accepting kickbacks from Medline and creating a “revenge” scheme against a competitor was unsealed in court last week.
More than one-fourth of SNF residents colonized with drug-resistant bacteria, analysis shows
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Apr 28, 2017
More than 25% of skilled nursing facility residents have multidrug-resistant bacteria lurking within them, including E. coli, a new research review has found.
Kindred may be eyeing sale along with skilled nursing exit
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Apr 24, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. may be exploring a sale amidst an uncertain future for post-acute care reimbursements, Reuters reported on Friday.