Feds want Alaska to ditch law requiring healthcare providers to prove need before expanding
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Staff from the Federal Trade Commission have recommended Alaska repeal its certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers to get state approval before they can expand by opening new locations,...
Nursing home CEO who spent Medicaid funds at strip clubs sentenced to prison
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Oct 11, 2017
The former CEO of a shuttered Missouri skilled nursing facility has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for embezzling $667,000 in Medicaid funds and using it for personal expenses including...
Post-Irma death toll at Florida SNF rises to 9 as provider sues state to stop Medicaid ban
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Sep 21, 2017
The death toll from the Florida skilled nursing facility that lost its air conditioning following Hurricane Irma rose to nine residents on Tuesday, as the provider geared up for a legal battle with state...
High court affirms: State not responsible for warning residents in SNF that admitted sex offender
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Apr 17, 2017
State Iowa officials are not at fault for releasing a sex offender who moved to a nursing home and later sexually assaulted a resident, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled.
CMS needs to re-evaluate heart attack payment structure, AHA argues
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should exclude certain patients, including those in hospice and or with end-stage renal disease, when evaluating the payment structure for heart attacks, the...
Mixed fungi film slows foot ulcer healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
Researchers have discovered that fungi found in chronic wounds can form mixed bacterial-fungal biofilms associated with poor outcomes and longer healing times.
State News for October 2015
Oct 05, 2015
West Virginia — West Virginia has begun requiring a comprehensive background check program for long-term care employees. All skilled nursing providers will be required to use the program by the beginning...
Fine levied against nursing home accused of misusing funds for Alzheimer’s unit
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of State has fined a nursing home operator $15,000, alleging that it misappropriated funds designated for a new Alzheimer’s disease unit.
OIG: Medicare needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste related to chiropractic care
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
Previous controls have not done enough to reduce fraud and waste in connection to chiropractic care for Medicare patients, according to a review issued by a federal watchdog Friday.
American Senior Communities takes former CEO, execs, to court
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Sep 18, 2017
American Senior Communities filed a lawsuit on Friday against several of its former executives and vendors, alleging they “systematically looted” the long-term care provider over the course...