Harvey declared public health emergency: HHS waives documentation requirements for healthcare facilities
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Aug 29, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., declared a public health emergency in Texas on Saturday in response to Hurricane Harvey and the resulting floods.
State health department rules in favor of family in nursing home camera case
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May 25, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health sided with a nursing home resident’s family last week in a closely-watched case involving surveillance cameras in resident rooms.
Stroke linked to depression
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Oct 01, 2016
People who survive a stroke have eight times the risk of developing depression than people without a history of stroke, a recent study found.
Virgin Islands nursing home fights CMS order to move residents to mainland U.S.
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Apr 28, 2016
The only licensed nursing home in the U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a last-ditch effort to prevent the agency from shuttering the facility...
Jury rejects SNF surveyor’s claims of retaliation, harassment by health department
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Mar 21, 2016
A California nursing home evaluator who claimed she was forced to close investigations by her managers in the state’s health department has had her case thrown out.
Medicaid expansion could survive under Senate’s version of ACA repeal bill
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May 17, 2017
Existing Medicaid expansion could be preserved under a Senate version of the American Health Care Act.
Providers must ramp-up staff competency, fortify partnerships to reduce readmissions, expert says
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Jul 18, 2017
Providers must take a long look at their staff members’ competencies and how they communicate with acute-care partners to survive amid a regulatory environment that’s constantly ramping up...
4-in-1 flu shot shows promise
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Dec 06, 2017
A vaccine that combines genes from four strains of influenza may one day serve as a universal flu shot, researchers said in November.
SNF loses Medicare, Medicaid eligibility after not providing enough food to residents
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Sep 14, 2016
A Missouri nursing home is no longer eligible for federal funding after an inspection this summer found the facility did not provide enough food for its residents, and appears scheduled to close.
Provider to pay $2.14 million after patient data made accessible through Google
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Oct 20, 2016
A California-based healthcare provider has agreed to pay $2.14 million to settle allegations that it violated HIPAA when protected health information was made publicly accessible through online search...