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4 top physical medicine AAPI physicians, per Castle Connolly
Four physical medicine physicians made Castle Connolly's list of top Asian American and Pacific Islander physicians. -
Mass General Brigham rehab hospital receives $6M gift
Mass General Brigham's Spaulding Rehabilitation received a $6 million gift from an anonymous donor. -
Chicago nursing home staff refuse to work after payment issues
Staff members at a Chicago nursing home are refusing to work after Aliya Healthcare failed to pay them, ABC affiliate WLS reported July 5. -
CareTrust invests $45.2M in skilled nursing, senior living facilities
CareTrust acquired a skilled nursing facility and funded a mortgage loan for a skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living campus for a total of $45.2 million, the real estate investment company said in a July 5 release. -
Woman opens fire in Texas rehab facility: Police
A woman entered a Texas rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility on June 30 with a rifle and opened fire inside the building, the Herald Banner reported July 1. -
Top 10 post-acute stories of June
Here are the 10 most-read post-acute stories published by Becker's in June: -
Nursing homes owners accused of stealing $83M, neglecting patients: Lawsuit
The New York attorney general is suing the owners and operators of four nursing homes for allegedly using more than $83 million in Medicare and Medicaid funds for personal enrichment. -
6 physical medicine, rehabilitation resident stats: NRMP
A total of 74.6 percent of physician medicine and rehabilitation residents in 2022 and 2023 were first-generation medical school graduates, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program. -
Mayo Clinic, Brooks partner on rehab residency program
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Brooks Rehabilitation and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are collaborating on a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program. -
2 women fatally shot in California assisted living facility: Police
Two women were shot and killed at a Diamond Bar, Calif.-based assisted living facility, Fox affiliate KTTV reported June 24. -
Appeals court throws out $6M negligence case against Iowa nursing home
An Iowa nursing home that was hit with a $6 million jury verdict was granted a new trial by an appeals court due to improper evidence, the Des Moines Register reported June 22. -
California nursing home to pay $3.8M for physician referral scheme
A California skilled nursing facility and its management company agreed to pay more than $3.8 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false Medicare and Medicaid claims as part of a physician kickback scheme. -
How SNFists influence nursing home referrals, rehospitalizations
A national study of nearly 4,500 nursing homes found that the adoption of SNFists increases nursing home referrals, but have little effect on lowering rehospitalizations, according to the research published June 14 in JAMA. -
2 Kentucky nursing homes to shut down, pay $1M for violations
Two Louisville, Ky.-based nursing homes are shutting down and will pay more than $1 million in civil money penalties to CMS after site visits found repeated violations. -
San Antonio rehab hospital names CEO
San Antonio (Texas) Rehabilitation Hospital named Brigid Keough-Jordan CEO. -
CMS to hospitals: Provide full information to post-acute care providers
CMS recently issued a memo outlining "areas of concern" related to missing or inaccurate patient information when patients are transitioning from hospitals to post-acute care providers. -
Infection control experts call for better nursing home care standards
One-third of COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic were associated with nursing homes, which is leading infection control experts to push for more oversight from Congress, according to a June 20 news release from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. -
Chicago paramedics reduce patients' ER visits with home call program
The Chicago Fire Department aims to reduce emergency room visits with a paramedic partnership program that helps patients with chronic illnesses access resources, PBS affiliate WTTW reported June 6 -
AdventHealth to leave the nursing home business
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is selling all its nursing homes, the Orlando Business Journal reported June 12. -
The shift from nonprofit to for-profit hospice
Over the past two decades, many hospice facilities have turned into for-profit entities — part of a change that has seen nonprofits in the industry become the minority, The New York Times reported June 10.
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