Providers plead for vaccine priority to avoid more devastation as long-term care COVID deaths top 100K
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Danielle Brown
Dec 01, 2020
Getting COVID-19 vaccines to seniors early could go a long way toward not repeating mistakes early in the pandemic that resulted in the long-term care industry being the hardest hit, provider advocates...
Mandate staff vaccines or promote them with a $1K bonus? Which one works best might surprise you.
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Danielle Brown
May 11, 2021
Two nursing home providers in separate areas of the United States were able to far exceed national averages for COVID-19 vaccination among staff members, despite using contrasting methods — a $1,000...
Section G removed in new draft version of 2020 MDS item sets
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Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
Experts and providers currently are evaluating the latest draft version of the 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0) following an unexpected announcement Friday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Providers seek extension of 2% Medicare sequester cut relief through 2021
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Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2020
Four of the nation’s top provider groups representing long-term care, home health and hospitals are calling on Congress to extend a moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and for the...
Proposed final rules show feds ‘getting serious’ about patient access to health data: experts
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Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2020
Two new final rules proposed by the Trump administration should serve as a warning to providers that the federal government “is serious” about ensuring patients and residents have access to their health...
Waiting for federal fix to ‘invest in people’ won’t work, experts warn
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Danielle Brown
Jun 13, 2022
Long-term care providers must “invest in people” working in their facilities before the industry can begin to eliminate its ongoing workforce shortage, a panel of experts said last week.
States should complete COVID-19 vaccinations of all LTC residents, workers by March, AHCA says
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Danielle Brown
Dec 08, 2020
The American Health Care Association is calling on state and local health officials to not only give long-term care residents and workers first access to COVID-19 vaccines, once ready, but to also pledge...
Providers: State should have consulted with LTC stakeholders before announcing vaccine goal
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Danielle Brown
Aug 17, 2021
Pennsylvania health officials should have first consulted with local long-term care stakeholders before enacting a new order that requires providers to meet an 80% staff COVID-19 vaccination goal by Oct....
Providers plea for support after Trump nixes COVID-19 relief talks
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Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2020
President Trump’s abrupt decision to halt negotiations between his staff and federal lawmakers on another COVID-19 relief bill until after the election could mean doom for residents and workers at long-term...
Transgender Army veteran rejected by ‘dozens’ of long-term care facilities highlights rising issue...
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Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2021
A leading advocacy group for LGBT seniors says specialized inclusivity training can help providers avoid situations such as the one that recently saw a U.S. Army veteran rejected by “dozens” of facilities,...