Stephanie Bouchard
Independent Living Systems (ILS), a national care management company specializing in long-term care, announced Wednesday that it has completed a strategic recapitalization.
The United States Justice Department has joined a whistleblower case alleging that a national chain of for-profit hospices violated the False Claims Act by spending millions of taxpayer dollars to care for Medicare recipients in hospice who were not terminally ill.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced late last week that GE Healthcare has paid more than $30 million to the government to settle False Claims Act allegations.
As a nationwide shortage of physicians looms, older doctors may find themselves taking a back seat to younger doctors suggests a new survey by physician recruiters, the Medicus Firm.
The National Labor Relations Board issued a new rule last week that it says reduces unnecessary litigation and delays related to election procedures. Opponents, including those in the healthcare industry, argue the new rule speeds up union organizing efforts and restricts employers.
Even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to curtail fraud and abuse from Medicare suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), it needs to do more says a recently released report from the Office of Inspector General.
Healthcare real estate will continue to be a strong investment category in 2012 concludes an analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.
A vote to extend the payroll tax cut and avert a 27.4 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians was approved today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new demonstration project that will continue the push to keep patients with chronic conditions in their homes rather than place them in long-term care facilities.
House Republicans voted yesterday to reject a Senate deal that would have extended the payroll tax break and unemployment benefits and provided physicians a reprieve on a 27.4 percent Medicare payment cut.