Doctors in Congress working on Medicare payment fix
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 23, 2023
The unofficial Doctors Caucus in the US House of Representatives thinks the time is right to overhaul Medicare payments to physicians, which could lead to a boost in provider pay.
Federal report questions efficiency of required nursing hours in infection control
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 20, 2023
A new federal report calls into question whether Medicare’s required hours for registered and licensed practical nurses are adequate in helping protect nursing home residents from infections.
US health chief: COVID vaccinations up at nursing homes but egregious lapses exist
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 19, 2023
The top US health official on Wednesday complimented nursing homes’ efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates over the last two months, but he also made it clear that conditions must continue to improve.
Inspector general will review program for poorest performing nursing homes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 18, 2023
A federal watchdog will conduct a program-wide assessment of how regulators are pressuring poorly performing nursing homes and companies to clean up their act.
Feds: Nursing home owner pilfered $4M, skimped on Ida evacuation site
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 17, 2023
Federal officials Thursday accused a former Louisiana nursing home owner of funneling money from his facilities to use on a personal spending spree, rather than preparing an emergency evacuation site as...
Consulate hit by Hive cyberattack, threatened with patient, staff data exposure
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 13, 2023
Hackers have hit a major nursing home chain, potentially exposing a significant amount of patient and staff data in a brazen extortion attempt.
AHCA battles ‘crisis’ with new long-term care job education campaign
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 12, 2023
Nursing homes’ largest advocacy group on Wednesday launched a national campaign to boost hiring in the face of an unprecedented worker shortage that is curtailing capacity and threatening the ability...
Climate threats grow but many nursing homes don’t know: Yale
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 11, 2023
Two new studies on wildfire and hurricane-related flooding threats to nursing homes demonstrate a need to bolster emergency preparedness in a sector where many leaders may be unaware of evolving weather-related...
Court: Refusal to readmit patient after hospital psych evaluation is an ‘involuntary transfer’
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 10, 2023
A California Superior Court judge ruled that a state nursing home illegally evicted a resident by refusing to re-admit a woman who had been transferred to a hospital for a psychological evaluation following...