Survey: Half of U.S. frontline nurses feeling overwhelmed by COVID-19: ANA Survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 01, 2020
Half of U.S. nurses providing patient care for COVID-19 feel emotionally overwhelmed, and nearly 30% say they are experiencing feelings of depression. That’s according to a mental health and wellness...
Preparation and F-tag knowledge will keep providers clear of huge, new infection control penalties, experts...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2020
Developing a thorough understanding of key F-tags and emergency preparedness requirements are key strategies nursing homes should adopt to ensure they avoid steep fines following infection-control focused...
Nursing students feel unprepared: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2022
A new survey shows many prospective nurses feel academically unprepared to pursue a career in nursing.
Ask the payment expert: As recertification surveys resume, when will they start impacting the Five Star...
By
Caryn Adams
Feb 01, 2021
As recertification surveys resume, when will they start impacting the Five Star Quality rating?
McKnight’s Flash Survey: Providers’ biggest struggles: missing workers, lack of PPE
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
An expanding coronavirus pandemic continued to devastate the long-term care sector on numerous fronts throughout the end of March and April, even before stories of massive numbers of deaths in facilities...
PointRight launches new survey tool for skilled care facilities
Oct 24, 2012
PointRight Inc. recently launched Survey Insights, an analytics-driven tool that skilled nursing facilities can use to better prepare for inspections.
CMS intensifies survey oversight in new memo
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has turned up the heat again on providers with new guidance that directs surveyors to take a more critical look at nurse competency and residents’ quality...
Survey citations OK’d in death lawsuits
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 18, 2019
The Louisiana Court of Appeals ruled in August that investigation records and survey citations are admissible in medical malpractice and wrongful death investigations. A Louisiana peer review law...
State officials didn’t verify correction of more than half of SNF deficiencies: report
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Sep 12, 2017
Health officials in Kansas failed to follow up on 52% of deficiencies identified during nursing home surveys, a federal watchdog said in a report released Monday.
North Carolina let 5% of nursing home deficiencies go unchecked
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General found North Carolina officials failed to confirm corrective action in about 5% of nursing home deficiency cases.