A total of 74.6 percent of physician medicine and rehabilitation residents in 2022 and 2023 were first-generation medical school graduates, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.
Category: Post-Acute
Mayo Clinic, Brooks partner on rehab residency program
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Brooks Rehabilitation and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are collaborating on a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program.
Police: 2 women killed by employee in California assisted living facility
Two women were shot and killed by an employee at a Diamond Bar, Calif.-based assisted living facility, Fox affiliate KTTV reported June 24.
California nursing home to pay $3.8 for physician referral scheme
A California skilled nursing facility and its management company agreed to pay more than $3.8 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false Medicare and Medicaid claims as part of a physician kickback scheme.
CMS to hospitals: Provide full information to post-acute care providers
CMS recently issued a memo outlining “areas of concern” related to missing or inaccurate patient information when patients are transitioning from hospitals to post-acute care providers.
Infection control experts call for better nursing home care standards
One-third of COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic were associated with nursing homes, which is leading infection control experts to push for more oversight from Congress, according to a June 20 news release from the Association for Professionals in Infe…
Chicago paramedics reduce patients' ER visit with home call program
The Chicago Fire Department aims to reduce emergency room visits with a paramedic partnership program that helps patients with chronic illnesses access resources, PBS affiliate WTTW reported June 6
AdventHealth to leave the nursing home business
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is selling all its nursing homes, the Orlando Business Journal reported June 12.
Indiana rehab hospital names CEO
Evansville, Ind.-based Easterseals Rehabilitation Center appointed Eric Filberto president and CEO, The Weirton Daily Times reported June 10.
Supreme Court rules on nursing home residents' right to sue Medicaid facilities
The Supreme Court ruled to protect the right of Medicaid nursing home residents to sue when officials do not meet a certain quality of care, RollCall reported June 8.
