Computerized prompts can improve antibiotic selection for urinary tract infections, pneuomonia … Telehealth’s positive impact on access, quality make a return to restrictions ‘difficult to justify’:...
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
Connecticut reduces surveyor shortage from 40% to 14% … Nurse certification provides strong position in new payment systems: study … SEC says developer pulled $10 million in EB-5 funds from nursing...
Families press for nationwide ‘essential caregiver’ rights
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2024
More than four years after nearly all visitors were barred from US nursing homes amid a spreading pandemic, consumer advocates are pushing to enshrine permanent access for essential caregivers into federal...
Also in the News for Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2024
Consumer advocates decry ‘letters of agreement’ for nursing home corrections … Nursing home resident dies of Legionnaires’ disease … LeadingAge unveils new strategic plan … Shingles vaccine...
Democrats push new LTC workforce bill as offset to nursing home mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2024
Key Democratic leaders Tuesday positioned new long-term care workforce legislation as a way to support nursing homes when a first-ever staffing mandate is finalized.
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2024
Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harm than previously acknowledged … Medicare, Medicaid make up nearly half of all improper payments across all government agencies: GAO … Ransomware gang...
One more spin around the dance floor before CMS takes its bow
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 16, 2024
It’s the annual coming out season for the nursing home brass at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, who’ve recently been spotted at two provider conferences and filled a whole day’s agenda...
Advocates work behind scenes to stop, reshape staffing rule as finalization nears
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 16, 2024
Several nursing home advocacy organizations have met with the White House Office of Management and Budget in recent days, angling to change the proposed minimum staffing rule that could be issued in final...
Nursing home closed by state over deadly COVID outbreak settles multi-family lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 16, 2024
An Oregon nursing home closed by the state after an early 2020 COVID-19 outbreak has reportedly agreed to settle a lawsuit with the families of 13 residents who died.