Government appealing loss in Medicare hospice fraud case
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Jun 01, 2016
The government is refusing to back down in a fight over physicians and patient hospice eligibility.
3 years for home health owner who inflated hours and claimed to care for SNF residents and the dead in...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 30, 2018
A former home health company owner accused of defrauding Medicaid and the Internal Revenue Service out of more than $2 million was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison.
80-year-old hospice administrator gets 2½-year sentence, $2.1M fine for vast Medicare fraud
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Danielle Brown
Feb 23, 2021
The elderly administrator of a California hospice agency has been ordered to pay more than $2.1 million after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in a sprawling $28 million scheme.
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 14
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
North Dakota providers say governor is shortchanging LTC facilities … Family disputes nursing home’s claim that fall from wheelchair was suicide … Experts detail 4 steps to better manage behavioral...
Feds consolidate, join billing lawsuits vs. SavaSeniorCare
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James M. Berklan
Dec 04, 2015
The federal government has thrown its weight behind whistleblower complaints against skilled nursing chain
SavaSeniorCare LLC. Authorities joined three lawsuits accusing the massive provider of “routinely”...
Reducing liability exposures with video
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Guy Fragala, Ph.D.
Mar 10, 2022
Falls among the elderly are a major problem within healthcare facilities, and this severe problem requires attention. Some proposed technological solutions include optical sensors or cameras linked to...
Psychologists charged in $25 million nursing home fraud scheme
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Oct 26, 2015
Two psychologists were charged for billing Medicare $25 million for psychological tests on nursing home residents that were either unnecessary or never provided.
Ouch: Falls injuries continue to rise among U.S. seniors, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2022
Despite ongoing prevention efforts, falls injury rates are increasing by 1.5% annually among older adults, Medicare claims show. Limitations in long-term care coverage don’t help, investigators say.
Underreporting of fall, pressure ulcer hospitalizations ‘widespread’ in nursing home data
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2023
Underreporting of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes was frequent and “widespread” in a new study of such incidents and whether they were accurately reflected on Care Compare.
State supreme court rules in nursing home’s favor in arbitration case
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Mar 14, 2016
Claims brought against a nursing home by five former residents must be resolved through arbitration, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.