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There’s a Guy at the Door With a Badge - At the request of several readers, this article is a reprint from the March 2007 issue of Shorts. Hearing these words is every health care provider’s worst nightmare. But, with the increasing use of state and federal police powers to investigate allegations of fraud, abuse and neglect at long term care facilities, the odds of hearing them at some point are growing. more...

To Russia with Love - The U.S. Department of Labor predicts a growing need for registered nurses due to an aging population and technological advances that emphasize preventive health care. In fact, health care is one of the two industry sectors expected to have the largest employment growth, adding 4 million jobs between 2008 and 2018.  more...

National Corporate Compliance Project Completed: A New Guide to Developing SNF Compliance Programs Is Now Available - In late 2008, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) hired our firm to revise and update AHCA’s Comprehensive Guide to Developing SNF Corporate Compliance Programs, published by AHCA in 2000 and updated in 2002. I suppose we were chosen because I had the dubious distinction of being the primary author of both the 2000 compliance manual and the 2002 updated version published by AHCA. more...