Nurse and therapist are two of the best jobs in the US — or are they?
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 04, 2014
Registered nurse, physical therapist and nurse practitioner are three of the top 10 jobs in the United States, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report. This might come as a big surprise...
Feds join suit against hospitalist company
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
The federal government has joined in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company engaged in systematic “upcoding” of Medicare and Medicaid claims.
Nursing home hospice provider kept patients in hospice for years, overbilled for their care, prosecutors...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 28, 2014
An Illinois-based hospice provider overbilled Medicare and Medicaid by inappropriately designating nursing home residents as hospice patients, sometimes for years, according to federal charges announced...
Provider networks: Too big to succeed?
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 28, 2014
At this point, you’re well aware that the Affordable Care Act is putting pressure on post-acute providers to partner with hospitals and physician groups. A recent whistleblower case in California...
Nursing home therapy providers agree to pay $30 million whistleblower settlement
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 22, 2014
Two nursing home therapy providers and a nursing home management company have agreed to pay $30 million to settle claims that they engaged in a kickback scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
Help keep Holocaust survivors out of long-term care facilities, panelists urge Congressional lawmakers
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 17, 2014
Strenuous efforts should be made to provide aging Holocaust survivors with home care, because institutional settings tend to trigger post-traumatic stress disorder for this group, experts told lawmakers...
HealthEssentials CEO agrees to $1 million settlement in False Claims suit
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 14, 2014
Michael Barr, who co-founded the company now known as Kindred Healthcare, has agreed to pay $1 million in a settlement over Medicare fraud charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
Rents increased in nursing homes, independent living facilities, NIC quarterly data shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 14, 2014
Nursing homes’ private pay rents increased in the fourth quarter of 2013, but independent living rents showed the biggest uptick in the seniors housing sector, according to data from the National...
Huge West Virginia chemical spill hits long-term care facilities
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2014
Long-term care facilities in nine West Virginia counties were in emergency response mode Friday, after a huge chemical spill created a federally declared disaster and rendered tap water unusable.
Omega closes $525M deal
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2014
Omega Healthcare Investors closed a $525 million deal to acquire 55 skilled nursing facilities.