Texas uses ‘strike force’ to stop the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes … Feds detail how providers can contact former COVID-19 patients for plasma donation … PPE access remains a top concern...
New COVID-19 reporting could impact surveys; PPE supplier list developed
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Danielle Brown
May 13, 2020
Provider COVID-19 reporting data will likely be used by surveyors during their investigations, according to the nation’s largest nursing home association.
Also in the News for Friday, April 3
Apr 03, 2020
CMS plans to recoup Medicaid funds from providers kicked out of the program … Medical directors are key to survey success for providers: experts … Treasury Department reverses course, says Social Security...
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 7
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Danielle Brown
Jun 07, 2022
Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments on hold for some providers … Lawmakers finalize bill that aims to strengthen nursing home ombudsman program … Ohio appeals court rules state broke law by not releasing...
Also in the News for Monday, April 27
Apr 27, 2020
Coronavirus patients admitted to Queens nursing home — accompanied by empty body bags … Survey shows Michigan nursing homes were better prepared for coronavirus pandemic than H1N1 … PruittHealth...
Skilled nursing CFOs less optimistic about ability to compete, remain pessimistic on Medicare Advantage
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Danielle Brown
Sep 02, 2019
Seventy percent of skilled nursing chief financial officers are optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their local post-acute care marketplaces, according to new insights from investment...
Watchdog says not enough nursing homes including emerging infectious diseases in emergency plans
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Danielle Brown
Aug 01, 2022
A federal watchdog agency has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to update regulations and “make clear” that nursing homes must include emerging infectious diseases as a risk in...
Only 25 percent of operators believe they’ll survive financially through 2021
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Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2021
Just a quarter of long-term care operators are confident they can last just a year or longer due to the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American...
CMS to label cited nursing homes with ‘Do not proceed’ icon on Nursing Home Compare website
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Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
Federal officials will soon affix a bright red “stop” hand icon next to facilities that have received recent abuse citations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday afternoon.
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system...
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Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.