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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage

Kaiser Health News

A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial. The trial took place in 2019. .”

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Georgia Nursing Home Settles to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Therapy Services

Healthcare Compliance Blog

In a March 11, 2022, release by the Northern District of Georgia’s Office of the Department of Justice, it was reported that an investigation determined a Georgia nursing home knowingly submitted claims for unreasonable, unnecessary, and unskilled services for Medicare patients. Attorney Kurt R. To avoid a “reverse false claim” (i.e.,

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Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes

CMS.gov

Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes. Nursing facilities. This duty is especially important when it comes to the care provided for some of the most vulnerable in our society, Americans residing in nursing homes. CMS’ approach to oversight of nursing homes is constantly evolving.

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Speaking of Religious Discrimination: Second Appeal to Supreme Court on Former Nursing Home Employee's Termination for Refusal to Pray with Residents

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Former nursing home employee, Kelsey Nobach, a Jehovah's Witness, filed a discrimination suit against former employer, Woodland Village Nursing Center Inc. The suit was originally filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on September 16, 2011.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Inflation Eases According to New CPI Data I Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health to Merge I Kaiser Cancels $500M Project in Seattle

Hall Render

Since 2011, the company’s investment has created 25,000 homes in 31 states. Financial strain on the skilled nursing industry is sparking a flurry of transaction activity. According to a new report , skilled nursing facility deals increased more than 80% in Q1 of this year compared to the same time last year.

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Whistleblowers Accuse Nursing Care Company of Medicare Fraud

The Health Law Firm

The company runs more than 200 skilled nursing homes (SNFs), assisted living facilities (ALFs), retirement living communities, home care services, and Alzheimer's centers across the country.

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Thought Leadership: Security in the Cloud

HIT Consultant

The health system’s assets are fairly far-flung, with two acute-care hospitals, a primary care center, and a nursing home and about 40 outreach facilities around the state, as well as two datacenters located 100 miles apart. Source: Healthcare Informatics 2011 August;28(8):18-24.