At last. I haven’t worn a mask in public in months, I’m starting to see friends again, I’m eating in restaurants again, and my new normal is the old normal. Life is good. There’s some hesitation...
Lab owner bilked Medicare of $7 million in nursing home COVID scheme, feds say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
A laboratory owner preyed on nursing home clients to bilk Medicare out of at least $7 million in claims for early COVID-era tests that were unnecessary and, in some cases, never performed, the government...
Insurgence of leveled contracts
By
Susie Mix
Jul 14, 2023
By now, we’re all pretty familiar with the fact that managed care is altering the post-acute care payor mix with Medicare Advantage plans. This is a byproduct of national policy, intended to offset our...
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Tech interventions boost hand hygiene compliance across 2 health systems
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2023
Technology that pinpoints missed opportunities and improves accountability helped to substantially improve staff compliance, according to reports presented this week at APIC’s annual conference.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 13, 2023
Aging services organizations back campaign to enable more care by advanced nurses … U.S. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations fall as XBB subvariant shifts … Billions could be saved long term if Medicare...
Risk of respiratory infection nearly 6 times higher in people with insomnia
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2023
Chronic poor sleep is a risk factor for contracting influenza and other respiratory infections, and contributes to severity, a large study reveals.
FDA greenlights first home COVID test with traditional premarket review
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2023
The Cue COVID-19 Molecular Test is the first at-home COVID-19 test to be granted marketing authorization outside of emergency use authorities, representing a new era of consumer access to diagnostic tests,...
In nursing homes we don’t trust
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2023
The nursing home industry is anxiously waiting for the federal government to release a first-ever staffing mandate. Yet less than a month ago, the US State Department issued a visa freeze that will absolutely...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
Memory support neighborhood takes ‘dignified approach’ to dementia care … Bias in test of lung function leaves up to 40% of Black males undiagnosed … FDA revokes EUA for J&J’s COVID vaccine...