Provider hit with class action lawsuit over inaccurate background check report
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Apr 25, 2017
An Indiana-based healthcare management group is facing a class action lawsuit after one applicant claims she was denied a job at the company due to an allegedly false background check report.
Lawmakers: Phase 2 can wait
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2017
Two dozen senators made what amounted to a last-ditch effort to get implementation of Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation delayed in late November.
EEOC sues home for failure to comply with agreement
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 18, 2015
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged a North Carolina nursing home for failing to pay a settlement to a disabled employee.
CMS opens data to private and commercial sector research
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Jun 04, 2015
Entrepreneurs and other private-sector researchers will soon be able to access data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including the Medicare fee-for-service claims database, for commercial...
Software platform upgraded
May 31, 2017
EarlySense has announced the latest version of its integrated patient monitoring and data analytics software platform.
Deadline for mental health plan comments midnight Monday
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James M. Berklan
Aug 15, 2014
Advocates for better mental health services for adults will be pressing until at least midnight Monday to have comments submitted to include seniors in a new federal behavioral health plan,
Rent battle to enter another month
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Haymarket Media
Jul 01, 2006
The dispute between Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its landlord, Ventas Inc., will continue into July.
Bush says he would veto bill that eliminates union secret ballots
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Haymarket Media
Feb 16, 2007
In a move that may appeal to many nursing home owners, President Bush has threatened to veto legislation that would allow workers to form unions by signing cards rather than voting by secret ballots.
CMS should continue efforts to monitor Medicaid spending, report says
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Haymarket Media
Jul 06, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has more work to do to improve its oversight of Medicaid spending, a new report finds.
The RAC is back, increasing scrutiny in a complex nursing home audit environment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2024
Audits of skilled nursing providers are likely to increase this year, with a growing number of federal and state recovery audits adding to specialized compliance reviews announced last year.