Delray Medical Center Earns Bronze-Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation
Delray Medical Center, part of the Palm Beach Health Network, has earned Level 3 (Bronze) accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) as part of the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. This national recognition highlights Delray Medical Center’s commitment to providing high-quality, specialized emergency care for older adults in South Florida. The GEDA program, developed by ACEP with support from the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and The John A. Hartford Foundation, recognizes emergency departments that implement best practices for the unique needs of older adults. The accreditation process evaluates staffing, education, policies,...
FDA’s War on Commonsense Nicotine Regulation
Cigarettes kill nearly half a million Americans each year. Everyone knows it, including the Food and Drug Administration. Yet while the most lethal nicotine product remains on sale in every gas station, the FDA continues to block or delay far safer alternatives. Nicotine pouches—small, smokeless packets tucked under the lip—deliver nicotine without burning tobacco. They eliminate the tar, carbon monoxide, and carcinogens that make cigarettes so deadly. The logic of harm reduction couldn’t be clearer: if smokers can get nicotine without smoke, millions of lives could be saved. Sweden has already proven the point. Through widespread use of snus (Swedish smokeless tobacco product) and...
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Smart defense for fraud allegations
An effective defense for fraud allegations begins with proactive compliance controls tailored to healthcare operations. Federal and state authorities increasingly scrutinize billing patterns, documentation and financial relationships under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., the Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, and related regulations. As a healthcare executive, you must anticipate vulnerabilities and establish rigorous protocols that minimize exposure to enforcement actions. The seven strategies below outline the key actions you can implement to strengthen your compliance framework and position your practice for a robust defense. If you require expert analysis,...
For-profits are buying psychiatric hospitals; some flout federal law with scarce repercussions
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. As the share of U.S. adults receiving mental health care treatment steadily grows, for-profit companies are playing an increasingly important role. More than 40% of inpatient mental health beds were operated by for-profit entities as of 2021, according to unpublished data from Morgan Shields, an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis who studies quality in behavioral health care. That’s up from about 13% in 2010. (The number of mental health beds held relatively constant during that time.) Experts tie this growth to...
