NYC facility halves UTI rate, care costs with ‘practical’ intervention
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 15, 2021
Gouverneur Health, a 295-bed skilled nursing facility, brought its average UTI rate to 2.13%, — lower than state and national benchmarks — and reduced its related care costs by 52% from the pre-intervention...
NIH: Inhaled moisturizing drug boosts lung function in severe COPD
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2021
The biologic drug hyaluronan improved lung function in patients hospitalized for severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study finds.
NIH falls prevention study shows no difference from usual care
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 09, 2020
A managed, individualized prevention plan did not appear to affect the length of time to a new, serious fall. The study involved 5,000 at-risk adults.
NYC under fire for placing COVID-19 patients in nursing home
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 23, 2020
New York’s decision to place coronavirus patients into a nursing home is now facing backlash from providers and advocates.
Profile: Boyd Hendrickson Chairman, CEO Skilled Healthcare Group Inc.
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2009
A lot has changed since Boyd Hendrickson was hired as a nursing home administrator back in 1970…
SNF reaches $50k settlement in disability discrimination suit
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Jan 29, 2016
A South Carolina skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle claims that it fired a licensed practical nurse due to a disability that complicated her pregnancy.
Sharpen Medicaid Integrity auditing, OIG advises
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 23, 2012
Medicaid Integrity Contractors failed to find overpayments in the majority of their audits for the first half of 2010, leading the Office of Inspector General to recommend that the Centers for Medicare...
CPSI completes acquisition of Healthland
Jan 12, 2016
Computer Programs and Systems Inc. has completed its purchase of Healthland Holding for around $250 million. Healthland is the parent company of American HealthTech. and Rycan Technologies Inc.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2022
Next health emergency to reveal impact of patient visitor law … $11M NIH grant to support evaluation of Alzheimer’s screening tool in primary care … COVID rebound uncommon among patients treated...
Owner pleads guilty to $4.2 million bilking scheme
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Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2006
The former owner of more than 50 nursing homes in Texas and several other states pleaded guilty to Medicaid and Medicare fraud to the tune of approximately $4.2 million, according to an announcement from...