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Group urges Congress to dump ‘unfair’ union persuader rule
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May 13, 2016
A recently passed labor rule aimed at making employers’ disclose their use of anti-union “persuaders” is “unfair and unlawful” and should be nullified, a leading labor coalition...
Transcription error leads to resident death, citation for MN nursing home
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May 13, 2016
A transcription error at a Minnesota Golden Living facility led to a resident going without a blood-thinning medication for nine days and subsequently dying from a stroke, a state report finds.
Court shuts down provider’s counterclaim against FCA whistleblower
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May 12, 2016
A federal court dismissed a healthcare company’s counterclaim against a former employee and False Claims Act whistleblower on Monday. The judge ruled that the whistleblower’s disclosure of...
OSHA releases new workplace injury and illness reporting requirement
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May 12, 2016
Skilled nursing facilities will be required to electronically submit their workplace injury and illness data under a new final rule released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Cost of private nursing home rooms grows to $7,700 per month, Genworth survey shows
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May 11, 2016
The costs of semi-private and private nursing home rooms continued to climb from last year, insurance provider Genworth Financial said in a report released Tuesday, with a private room costing almost $8,000...
GAO: ‘Fragmented’ data scuttles Medicaid managed care provider screenings
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May 11, 2016
Fragmented databases are preventing states and Medicaid managed care plans from properly screening eligible providers, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The result...
CMS update lets auditors request more documents
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May 10, 2016
Recovery audit contractors would be allowed to request additional documents from providers with high Medicare claim denial rates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said last week.
Doctors convicted in $8.8 million Medicare hospice fraud
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May 09, 2016
Two California doctors were convicted Thursday of lying about patients’ terminally ill status in order to refer them to a hospice facility and submit roughly $8.8 million in fraudulent Medicare and...
Nursing homes accused of ‘dumping’ less lucrative residents
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May 09, 2016
Complaints of nursing homes discharging residents who require higher levels of care in favor of less labor-intensive, more lucrative patients are on the rise, according to a new report published Friday...