Posted by Jason Greis on March 2, 2011 under Articles | 
On Feb. 22, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had issued a civil money penalty (CMP) of $4.3 million against Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, MD., the first imposition of a CMP by OCR for a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Two days later, HHS announced that General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc., collectively referred to as Mass General, agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Read More...
Tags: amita sanghvi, civil monetary penalties, cmp, enforcement, fine, greisguide, greisguidetoltachs, hhs, hipaa, HITECH, holly carnell, hospital, jason greis, kimberly kannensohn, LTACH, mcguirewoods, ocr, office of civil rights
Posted by Jason Greis on February 13, 2011 under Articles, Industry News |
On February 8, 2011, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred”) and RehabCare Group, Inc. (“RehabCare”) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Kindred will acquire RehabCare for an estimated $35 per share, which includes $26 per share in cash and 0.471 shares of Kindred common stock. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of both Kindred and RehabCare and is expected to close at the end of the second quarter, pending approval from the shareholders of both companies and receipt of antitrust approval. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on January 9, 2011 under Events |
Join your colleagues April 10-13 in Washington, D.C., at the 2011 American Hospital Association Annual Membership Meeting to hear the latest on reforming health care, and to take hospitals’ message to Capitol Hill. The meeting agenda includes prominent keynote speakers … executive briefings on important health reform topics to help prepare your organization for coming changes, an opportunity to earn ACHE credits … and more! In times like these, speaking with one voice, to Congress and the Administration, to policymakers and opinion leaders, is more important than ever before. Please visit the AHA 2011 Annual Meeting Website for more information. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on under Events |
LTACH PHYSICIAN FOCUS
October 6-7, 2011
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana Read More...
Tags: education conference, greisguide, greisguidetoltachs, jason greis, long term acute care hospital, long term care hospital, ltac, LTACH, LTCH, nalth, physician
Posted by Jason Greis on under Events |
Capital Markets Meeting
April 6-7, 2011
Union League Club, New York, NY
38 E 37th Street
New York, NY 10016 Read More...
Tags: acute long term hospital association, altha, capital markets, finance, financial, greisguide, jason greis, long term acute care hospital, long term care hospital, ltac, LTACH, LTCH, private equity
Posted by Jason Greis on January 8, 2011 under Articles, Industry News |
On December 22, 2010, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report (Report) highlighting key differences in Federal oversight standards among long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and certain other classes of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. The Report was prepared in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s initiation of a formal investigation in March 2010 after a February 10, 2010 New York Times article described patient deaths and allegations of substandard patient care at one of the nation’s largest LTACH providers. Read More...
Tags: altha, baucus, GAO, government accountability office, grassley, greisguide, greisguidetoltach, investigation, jason greis, long term acute care hospital, long term care hospital, ltac, LTACH, LTCH, mcguirewoods, nalth, Select Medical
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