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Combatting Elder Abuse in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities of Electronic Monitoring

Bill of Health

One place where aging adults are likely to experience elder abuse occurs in long-term care (LTC) environments; this has been described as a “public health concern” in relation to the nursing home setting. In 2020, 15,000 complaints of abuse and neglect in nursing homes were reported to states’ ombudsmen across the U.S.,

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Jury Returns Verdict for EEOC in Disability Case against Tennessee Nursing Home

Med-Net Compliance

After a three-and-a-half-day trial, a jury returned a verdict for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a former employee of a Tennessee nursing home who had been fired after requesting intermittent leave to address her anxiety. She successfully performed her job, and the facility never disciplined her.

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False Claims Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Psychiatrist  for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Resident

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The United States has filed a lawsuit against an Alabama psychiatrist for improper prescribing of Nuedexta to nursing home residents. From 2015 through 2019, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Nuedexta paid the Alabama psychiatrist more than $400,000 to make speeches about Nuedexta.

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Arkos Health, created by merger of 3 companies, sets sights on senior-focused telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Las Vegas-based CarePointe and Tempe, Arizona-based USHS, founded in 2015 and 2018, respectively, bring data-driven care-coordination tools to the table, which help value-based organizations lower costs and boost quality.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: CON Law Changes | Hospital Staff Housing Projects | Minnesota $900 Million Medical Center Nearing Completion

Hall Render

Also on the staff housing front, a Massachusetts nursing home proposal aims to reduce staffing agency dependence by including housing for local staff of the nursing home operator, as well as, for nearby Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Since 2015, 10 new freestanding emergency departments have opened across the state.

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Get Prepared – Newly Mandated Cultural Competency Training for Illinois Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Law Blog

Cultural Competency Training Legislation in Other Jurisdictions S.B. 2427’s emphasis on the designated patient populations in Illinois follows precedent in a limited number of other jurisdictions, but the scope of legislation and mandated training varies in each one. For example, in Washington, D.C., 4] In Nevada, N.R.S. §

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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

Hall Render

GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Order to Expire Requiring Masks in Nursing Homes, Hospitals. Major Connecticut hospitals, nursing homes to continue requiring masks despite end of state mandate.