Thursday, June 16, 2005

Ohio nursing home ordered to repay Medicaid overpayments June 14 2005 - News A court of appeals in Ohio upheld a lower trial court’s decision that nursing home provider AmCare Inc. must repay $452,312 in Medicaid provider overpayments it received during fiscal years 1994 and 1... more 6:19:05 AM    comment [] MI Blues Announce Recipients of Healthy Aging Grants. Funding will support programs in Berrien, Chippewa, Ingham, Kent, Lenawee and Wayne counties [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 6:13:35 AM    comment [] Employees with sleeping disorder have to work extra hard. Dutch researcher Michel Varkevisser has discovered that chronic sleep complaints are associated with a reduced performance... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 6:12:57 AM    comment [] DOJ issues opinion on scope of criminal liability under HIPAA. In a 6/1/2005 opinion requested by the Dept of HHS, the Justice Dept’s Office of Legal Counsel said that covered entities, which would include hospitals, may be prosecuted for criminal violations under the HIPAA. [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 6:11:24 AM    comment []

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