Rehab firm will pay $2M to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving 11 nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2021
A California-based therapy company has agreed to pay $2 million to quash allegations that it overbilled for rehab services provided at 11 skilled nursing facilities.
Battelle develops PPE decontamination system
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
Battelle, best known for developing military biohazard protections, on Sunday announced it has received Food and Drug Administration authorization to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) used...
Supreme Court backs employers, arbitration over class-action claims
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Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that private-sector companies may force employees to individually arbitrate alleged violations of federal labor law, rather than allowing them to seek class-action...
LeadingAge asks CMS to test new model for integrated senior care
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2017
Non-profit association pitches “visionary” community-based approach
Minimum staff proposal will fail, provider groups warn CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2023
Providers came out swinging with the comment period for the minimum staffing rule proposal coming to a close tonight.
Nurses modify meds as ‘necessary evil’
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
A study of geriatric care nurses found that many still crush medications, split doses or otherwise modify orally administered medicines — a practice they see as helping patients with swallowing difficulties,...
Innovaccer raises $70M
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2020
Innovaccer, a healthcare technology company with a new data-sharing framework, has raised $70 million in capital in its Series C funding round, with investments by Steadview Capital, Tiger Global, Dragoneer,...
Family of resident left alone at medical appointment suing a year after he died
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2018
John “Jack” Walsh’s sisters were with him hours before he died. But later that day the nursing home resident was left alone at a medical appointment, walked out of the office and died...
CMS workforce policies, productivity in Congressional spotlight
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 24, 2023
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gave Health and Human and Services Secretary Xavier Becerra a drubbing this week over “generous telework policies” that he said were likely affecting the department’s productivity.
Study: SNFs underprepared for increase in drug- and alcohol-related admissions
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2020
Hospitals are discharging more older adults with substance-use disorders to skilled nursing facilities, but many of those facilities remain underprepared to treat such patients, according to a study.