A health care company CEO says he was “speechless and stunned” when the feds asked Georgia to return more than $100 million in payments made to his firm’s nursing homes. Ronnie Rollins, CEO of Macon-based Community Health Services of Georgia, said in an interview Monday that company nursing homes had received the extra Medicaid funding…
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, which recalled products and closed stores over Listeria concerns, says tests suggest Listeria may be in more pints and in its production kitchen. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Floyd Healthcare Management board approved a $2.7 million behavioral health center upgrade along with a $2.4 million upgrade of the hospital’s IT network. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
A Macon hospital has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overcharging Medicare on patient admissions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia said that from 2004 to 2008, the Medical Center of Central Georgia billed Medicare for inpatient services when the billing…
Lots of Americans are taking a daily aspirin as a preventive measure, when many probably shouldn’t.
There were huge smiles Friday evening in North Fulton County for a young girl battling a rare form of leukemia, as she received a bedroom makeover from a charity. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Neil Thompson is frustrated at the lack of communication between the VA and local health care providers since the passage of a 2014 law. Read the full article: Albany Herald
Phoenix Air, based in Cartersville, is the only air ambulance operator in the U.S. that has transported Ebola patients or those with exposure to the disease. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Dr. Carlton Savory, an orthopedic surgeon in Columbus, was the chief medical officer on the 1980 U.S. military mission known as Operation Eagle Claw. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
The Georgia Southern School of Nursing Students’ Memorial Fund has been established to honor the five nursing students who lost their lives April 22. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News