Physician staffing firm TeamHealth is aiming to acquire post-acute physician groups in 2016 following its purchase of IPC Healthcare Inc.
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Apr 01, 2016
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Hospice owner accused of telling nurses to overdose, kill patients
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Mar 31, 2016
The owner of a Texas hospice company has come under fire for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patients and hasten their death in order to avoid the federal reimbursement cap for hospice stays.
Providers rip use of statistical sampling in fraud cases
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Mar 29, 2016
The American Health Care Association is lending its clout to a controversial court case debating the use of statistical sampling in False Claims Act cases.
Federal nursing home benchmark analytics tool launched
Mar 22, 2016
OnlyBoth has created a tool that uses Nursing Home Compare data to give insights into quality of care.
GPO agreement reached with Premier
Mar 22, 2016
Koroseal Interior Products has created a group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc.
New nurse call system launched
Mar 22, 2016
RF Technologies Inc. has launched its Quick Response® Prime, a nurse call solution was designed specifically for modest-sized senior living communities.
Tikkun Olam Foundation gives $150,000 for LGBTQ living space
Mar 22, 2016
The New Jewish Home (formerly Jewish Home Lifecare) has received a capital grant of $150,000 from the Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc. The grant will be used to construct a LGBTQ living space in a 20-story...
Mintz moves to CareServ
Mar 22, 2016
Charlie Mintz is the new director of business development at CareServ Technologies.
Women, Medicare beneficiaries more prone to hospital readmissions, study finds
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Mar 21, 2016
New research is shedding light on the impact of socioeconomic factors, including income, race and payer status, on 30-day readmission rates.