‘Implied’ False Claims issue gets Supreme Court hearing date
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Mar 08, 2016
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 19 in a controversial case to determine what exactly makes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act.
GAO report: FDA still grapples with drug safety monitoring problems
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Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2006
A Senate committee chairman is calling for “big changes” at the Food and Drug Administration following a report’s findings that the agency continues to have problems monitoring drug safety.
Researchers pinpoint pre-diagnosis care paths in people with Alzheimer’s disease, other dementia
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 26, 2024
Every person with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has a unique journey of how they discovered their diagnosis. A new study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia examined the patterns that led up...
New thermometers calibrated for freezers
Apr 26, 2017
H-B Instrument – SP Scienceware now stocks electronic verification thermometers for freezers, refrigerators and incubators.
Mobile app for time and attendance released
Sep 20, 2016
NOVAtime Technology Inc. has launched its NOVAmobile™ in the Windows Store.
Former judge who took bribe gets 10-year prison sentence
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Mar 28, 2016
The former Arkansas judge who made headlines for admitting he accepted a bribe in exchange for reducing a judgment against a nursing home was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday.
Family files suit over resident morphine death
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Oct 08, 2015
The family of an assisted living facility resident who died after an alleged morphine overdose plans to sue the facility, according to CBS Chicago.
New drug rule could endanger $1.3 billion of Medicare funding
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Sep 02, 2015
The pharmaceutical industry is pushing for a patent law change that could raise federal healthcare costs by $1.3 billion over the next decade.
ALFA: Alzheimer’s taskforce ignores assisted living options
Jan 26, 2012
In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Assisted Living Federation of America said it was “dismayed to see the lack of acknowledgment of the role assisted living has in caring...
Senator wants poor facilities listed
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Haymarket Media
Jul 27, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create an online “watch list” of poor-performing nursing homes. The list would target facilities that...