Annual AHCA/NCAL conference to be virtual event … Indiana now allowing outdoor visits at nursing homes … Judge rules that Missouri Medicaid expansion proposal can stay on August ballot … National...
Senators slam feds for ‘incomplete’ nursing home data
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Two ranking U.S. Senators are calling out the federal government for releasing “incomplete data” on COVID-19 in nursing homes.
Preparation and F-tag knowledge will keep providers clear of huge, new infection control penalties, experts...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Developing a thorough understanding of key F-tags and emergency preparedness requirements are key strategies nursing homes should adopt to ensure they avoid steep fines following infection-control focused...
Michigan governor faces heat for nursing home policy during pandemic
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Several Republican lawmakers grilled Michigan’s Democrat governor, Gretchen Whitmer, for her executive order requiring nursing homes at less than 80% of capacity to create dedicated units for COVID-19-affected...
First responders honor healthcare frontliners, patients with parade through New York facility
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Direct care staff members at a New York-based facility were recently celebrated in a creative way for their COVID-19 frontline efforts.
Also in the News for Thursday, June 4
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Brookdale expects to receive $5M in relief funding for skilled nursing business … Verma details adjustments to value-based payment models … State lawmakers want to study safety in long-term care facilities...
Provider COVID-19 relief funds now to be based on 2018 patient revenue
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Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services will now be basing its entire distribution of $50 billion in COVID-19 relief funding on providers’ 2018 net patient revenues.
Massachusetts to restart visits at nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2020
Massachusetts health officials are allowing long-term care facilities to resume visitations with residents under strict guidelines. It’s among the first states to resume visitations in facilities.
Facility size, location and number of black residents linked to COVID-19 cases
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Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2020
Nursing homes that are larger and have more black residents are at an increased chance of having a COVID-19 case, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 3
Jun 03, 2020
CMS updates FAQs regarding COVID-19 billing for SNF therapy telehealth waivers … Experts emphasize the need for wide-facility testing in long-term care … Oklahoma scraps Medicaid block grant plans...