Nutriband Inc. has acquired Atlanta-based 4P Therapeutics for $400,000, plus 250,000 shares of its common stock, the company announced.
CMS and You: Strategy and action finally together
By
Martie Moore
Aug 06, 2018
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services outlined its priorities and goals in its quality and strategy plan. Translating its goals into leadership actions, however, is another matter.
Senior care operator, mired in bankruptcy, reaches $18.4M settlement with allegedly faulty contractor
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 03, 2018
A Texas nursing home operator mired in bankruptcy has scored a big victory in court against an alleged faulty contractor.
Human-centered design on aging well … Happening now in Louisville
By
Martie Moore
Jul 25, 2018
He answered with confidence and insight. He had fought in one of the wars and knew his history on the others. I shamefully could only answer one or two questions.
‘Love hurts’ and sometimes so do averages
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 23, 2018
Averages can help or hinder your evaluation of performance. Adding a few additional pieces of data can really support your efforts to properly see opportunity and manage risk.
Finally, some labor news that won’t leave a mark
By
John O'Connor
Jul 23, 2018
It’s nice when something comes along that doesn’t leave either management or labor holding its head. That appears to have happened Thursday when President Trump signed an executive order that...
The development of C.diff testing
By
Niamh Nolan
Jul 20, 2018
Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in adults in the United States.
Expert hopes PDPM will end False Claims cases like the one that cost SNFs millions on Wednesday
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 19, 2018
One key provider advocate is expressing optimism that a pending new payment system will spare operators from therapy upcoding lawsuits like the one settled for $10 million Wednesday.
Audorff joins PGIM
Jul 17, 2018
Corley Audorff is the new director of the Senior Housing and Healthcare Group at Atlanta-based PGIM Real Estate Finance, the firm announced.
Supreme Court decision on ALJs adds another wrench into Medicare bottle-neck
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 17, 2018
Medicare appeals might be getting a little more complicated for skilled care providers, thanks to a recent ruling from the Supreme Court, legal analysts predict.