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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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Appeals Court Rules Against Nursing Home: Bankruptcy Cannot Affect Prevent Cancellation of Medicare or Medicaid Contacts

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 11, 2016, a federal appeals court stated that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to block government health officials from cutting off Medicare and Medicaid payments to a Florida nursing home that was alleged to have violated patient-care regulations. Indest III, J.D.,

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What $285,000 Can Buy You in America: Medical Costs for Retirees in 2019

Health Populi

Here’s the method behind the $285,000 calculation, for those who want to kick tires on Fidelity’s other assumptions: the estimate is based on the 65-year old couple with life expectancies consistent with the Society of Actuaries RP-2014 Healthy Annuitant rates using the Mortality Improvements Scale MP-2016.

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Weekly HCRE Briefing: Brookdale to Prune 120 Communities from Portfolio | CareTrust Acquires 46 Facilities | Hilltop Publishes High Yield Survey

Hall Render

Over the past nine years, over 800 nursing homes have closed across the country according to new data. One company in Connecticut is carving out a niche by converting vacant nursing homes into market-rate housing. Reasons cited for the closures include low reimbursement rates and workforce challenges.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: NYU Langone Announces $3B Medical Center Project I Mayo Clinic Recommits $4B to its Minnesota Operations I HCA to Acquire 41 Urgent Care Clinics

Hall Render

According to a new article , nursing home operators are asking for permission to add 700 new beds to the market. Nursing home beds remain subject to Florida’s Certificate of Need (CON) law. This is the lowest point in MOB transaction sales volume since 2014. The tax burden is over $2.2M In Q1, $1.5B

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – June

SQA

This guidance is a revision of the draft guidance for industry entitled DSCSA Standards for the Interoperable Exchange of Information for Tracing of Certain Human, Finished, Prescription Drugs: How to Exchange Product Tracing Information , issued in November 2014 as required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

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Elder Abuse Awareness for the Healthcare Workforce

AIHC

People with degenerative diseases or cognitive disabilities, which include dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s, or those living in institutional settings such as nursing homes, are often not included in surveys. Overall firearm-specific older adult homicide rates increased between 2014 and 2017.