Resident falls account for 75% of insurance claims with payment in senior living … States track fallout from nurse licensing scam to more LTC facilities … FDA grants priority review for Alzheimer’s...
Analytically Speaking: Analytics and PL loss
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2012
New York Times reporter Paula Span penned an article last April based upon a research initiative headed by David G. Stevenson, Ph.D., a health policy analyst for the Harvard Medical School, based on legal...
Compassion from LTC managers? Only if they want better resident care, lower liability risks
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James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2017
A funny thing happened in the making of a recent insurance company analysis of claims in the aging services market: a primer broke out on how to achieve better healthcare and liability outcomes by creating...
Public affairs firm sued for libel by hospital involved in nursing home Hep C outbreak
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Nov 09, 2017
The North Dakota hospital wrapped in a legal battle over one of the largest hepatitis C outbreaks in United States history has sued a public affairs firm for making false statements about its involvement.
Ask the Legal Expert about… defamation
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John Durso
Feb 04, 2016
A former resident’s family member is bad-mouthing us on social media and in the press. While it is likely driven by grief, most of the information is false. What can we do? What should we not do?
Good Samaritan faces charges over resident death linked to 50 falls
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 20, 2013
An Iowa skilled nursing facility has been charged with wrongful death for allegedly allowing a resident to fall dozens of times prior to her death, which was brought on by a fall.
‘Never event’ Medicare reimbursement rules now in effect
Oct 02, 2008
As of this month, Medicare no longer is reimbursing healthcare facilities for “reasonably preventable” medical errors. Also, hospitals are not allowed to charge patients directly for medical...
Antidepressants carry much higher fall risk than antipsychotics, study finds
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Jun 06, 2016
Nursing home residents with dementia who take antidepressants are at significantly higher risk of falls and fractures than those on antipsychotics, new research shows.
Ask the legal expert: Top reason that facilities are sued and how to avoid such lawsuits?
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John Durso
Jan 05, 2020
What is the No. 1 reason that facilities providing residential and care services to seniors are sued? How can we avoid such lawsuits?
Kindred subsidiary moved non-terminal patients to hospice care, lawsuit claims
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Jul 13, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. affiliate Gentiva allegedly billed Medicare for hospice services unnecessarily, according to a whistleblower lawsuit unsealed on Monday.