Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information sharing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information blocking “will cause needless patient...
Industry and legal experts are expressing confidence in a lawsuit filed last week that aims to kill a federal nursing home staffing mandate, with some boldly predicting a fairly straight-forward defeat...
Can nurse aide tie COVID infection to nursing home work? A court will let her try
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 15, 2024
A certified nursing assistant can continue pursuing worker’s compensation for lung injuries she allegedly sustained after contracting COVID-19 while on the job in June 2020. The Alabama Court of Civil...
Report rips EMTs in $100 million lawsuit who misstated law to avoid entering COVID facility to help cardiac...
By
Joe Bush
Nov 08, 2022
Firefighters who refused to enter a nursing home over COVID-19 concerns while a cardiac arrest victim was stricken inside drew fierce criticism from a city-commissioned report.
Dozens of providers join 4th lawsuit filed against funding, minimum staffing law
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool.
A Pennsylvania appeals court has revived a 12-year-old civil case against two attorneys who allegedly schemed with a ManorCare nursing home to overcharge an elderly nursing home resident.
Petersen Health Care in battle for $50 million share of massive nursing home portfolio
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 06, 2024
An operator of nearly 100 Midwest care facilities is now embroiled in a two-front legal battle over more than $50 million in loans. Two lenders say that Petersen Health Care has failed to make payments...
County sues potential buyers for full $8.3M after they drop out of nursing home deal
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 04, 2023
After a year filled with controversy, a county has sued two private nursing home chains for the full $8.3 million they had agreed to pay for a public facility before backing out of the deal.
Picketing workers seek receiver for troubled nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
A union representing workers at a nursing home already under investigation for fraud are calling on the state to place the facility in receivership, alleging that the owners are revoking workers’ healthcare...
Lack of SNF beds leads to hospital lawsuit against patients refusing discharge
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 21, 2023
A Catholic hospital system is suing patients who refused to leave its hospitals while awaiting post-acute placements, saying their refusal to be discharged amounted to trespassing.