Record-high False Claims Act settlements recovered in first half of 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
After a record-breaking 2023, settlements under the False Claims Act continue along the same trajectory in the first half of 2024, “with notable healthcare fraud settlements under the FCA, AKS [the Anti-Kickback...
Third class of MA-Cs graduates from industry-sponsored program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2023
The Arkansas Health Care Association recently graduated its third cohort of students in its medication assistant–certified (MA-C) training program.
Bilingual, US-based employees staff RiverSpring call center
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 30, 2024
RiverSpring Health Plans, based in The Bronx, NY, said it is setting its call center apart from others in the industry with more than a dozen employees who speak multiple languages, including Spanish,...
‘Great Resignation’ becomes ‘Great Reshuffle’ of American jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
After a record number of workers left their jobs in the early part of the decade in what was known as the “Great Resignation,” the American workforce has entered a period now dubbed the “Great Reshuffle,”...
Unionization may decrease staffing turnover in nursing homes: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
As nursing homes prepare for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed staffing mandate for nursing homes — 0.55 hours per resident day for registered nurses and 2.45 hours per resident...
Perkins Eastman is newest resource partner for university retirement community website
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2024
Perkins Eastman has signed on as a resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
Cap reached for H-2B visas as new tools are planned for H-1B visas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for the additional 20,716 visas made available for returning workers for the first half of...
Supreme Court takes on employer discriminatory practices, whistleblower protections
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2023
The Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday, and a handful of employment-related cases will be heard.
BLS: Nursing, residential care facilities add 11,000 jobs in February
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2024
Nursing and residential care facilities, collectively, generated 11,000 jobs in February, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Newest Experience Senior Living communities will serve certified all-organic menu
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 23, 2024
Denver-based Experienced Senior Living’s new brand, the Reserve Collection, is set to launch early next year with plans to offer certified organic vegetables, proteins and certain beverages, the company...