Nursing home visitors in Rhode Island must now be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID … Frist named CEO at naviHealth … Medicare proposes controversial Alzheimer’s drug coverage only for...
States beef up rules for nursing home visitors while feds hold the line
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2022
Despite ongoing guidance from federal officials that nursing homes should continue to keep their doors open to visitors, at least two states are now imposing stricter rules as COVID-19 cases surge amid...
In-hospital nursing home units arising due to SNF staffing, bed shortages
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2022
As nursing homes scramble to keep their doors open amid ongoing staffing shortages, two New York hospitals have created on-site virtual nursing home units to care for post-surgical patients they normally...
CMS will reveal intent to cover Alzheimer’s drug — or not — tomorrow
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year, after an expensive new Alzheimer’s drug...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 11
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2022
As SCOTUS weighs worker mandates, providers should work toward compliance: AHCA/NCAL … Connecticut health officials ask SNFs to accept COVID-positive transfers … Hospital systems in nearly half of...
Survey reveals causes of burnout among U.S. nurses, areas for improvement
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
Fully two-thirds of nurses are now considering leaving the profession, a survey released earlier this month from staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare has found.
Receipt of herpes, Tdap vaccines associated with lower risk of dementia in older adults: study
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
Older adults who receive the herpes zoster (HZ), and tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccinations are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to research by scientists at St. Louis...
Cancer patients well-protected against COVID-19 with vaccines: study
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection in most cancer patients, according to a nationwide study of veterans diagnosed with cancer in the past decade.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 14
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 has killed 1 in 100 older adults in the U.S. … Blood pressure levels among U.S. adults has increased amid pandemic: study … Changes in immune system agent may be key to treating recurrent...
Nurses thinking about suicide more than others: study finds
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Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2021
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, nurses were at higher risk for suicidal ideation compared to other U.S. workers, according to a study out of the Mayo Clinic.