‘Unrealistic’ for providers to believe COVID-19 will be fully eliminated: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A pandemic expert on Monday told long-term care providers that going back to normal and completely eliminating COVID-19 “will likely never happen” in the United States.
OIG eyes COVID-19 reporting requirements for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
More scrutiny will soon be placed on the federal government’s COVID-19 reporting requirements for providers and how they’re handled. The Office of Inspector General ratcheted up pressure Tuesday when...
Sepsis quality improvement program saved SNFs up to $3.1 million while also reducing hospitalizations
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A small number of skilled nursing facilities saved millions of dollars after implementing a pilot sepsis quality improvement program and focusing on reducing related hospitalizations, according to new...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2021
Mix-and-match COVID booster shots to get FDA approval … Illinois officials eye nursing home reform ahead of report that lambasts state’s oversight … Federal judge rejects 11th hour bid to block Oregon...
Lawmakers push for long-term Medicare reform as physician pay cuts loom
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Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
More than 245 Congressional lawmakers are demanding long-term reform solutions to the current Medicare payment system as skilled nursing therapists and other healthcare providers face impending cuts.
Nearly 200 Connecticut providers at risk of $20K per day fines over vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
Close to 200 Connecticut long-term care providers could be hit with fines of up to $20,000 per day for not complying with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect in late September.
Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services
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Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
A former operator of 38 skilled nursing facilities accused of not supplying sign language interpretation for a deaf resident will shell out more than a quarter of a billion dollars to settle the allegations.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 19
Oct 19, 2021
How providers can improve telemedicine use in nursing homes … National Guard called in to help Minnesota providers with staffing shortages … Proposals on Medicaid reimbursement, cost-of-living adjustments...
How a long-term care operator used immigrant program to overcome chronic staff shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
Instead of waiting for solutions from state and federal health officials, a Chicago long-term care provider has taken its staffing shortage crisis into its own hands by reaching overseas for help.
Data points to steady decline in nursing home COVID cases, deaths
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
The rebound in census that skilled nursing operators saw before the delta variant could be closer to returning since COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations among facilities are on a path toward decline.