Fierce Healthcare reported on a new study about specialists in the nursing home industry. JAMA recently published a study showing the number of doctors and advanced practitioners who specialize on nursing home care increased by more than a third between 2012 and 2015. The number of specialists rose from 5,127 to 6,857, an increase of 33.7%.
Civil Rights The Nebraska Examiner reported something disturbing you should know before you vote. Next week, the Supreme Court may continue taking away your rights. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an Indiana case. The case will have national implications for millions of American citizens participating in federal programs. Patients could lose
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act The Supreme Court may take away access to the judicial system. The U.S. Supreme Court may decide whether liability cases related to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act belong in state or federal court. The law was signed in 2005 by President George W. Bush to
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The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that bankrupt nursing home chain QHC Facilities owes taxpayers $6 million in unpaid fines and fees for abuse-and-neglect violations. QHC Facilities owns eight nursing homes and two assisted living facilities in Iowa. Regulators cited QHC for at least 184 regulatory violations in the past 20 months. Court records show the chain owes
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers analyzed ownership and clinical indicators. Researchers found nursing homes owned and operated by private equity firms are more likely to cause residents to visit ambulatory care-sensitive emergency department visits (i.e. traumatic falls) and hospitalizations. The researchers wrote in JAMA Health Forum wrote: “This cohort study suggests that [private equity] firm–owned