New laws and emerging technology have many providers confused about how best to proceed with medication delivery.
CMS proposes shorter drug cycle rule in long-term care to limit pharmaceutical waste
Nov 17, 2010
The National Community Pharmacists Association said Tuesday that it fully supports a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that requires pharmacies to only dispense brand name...
Analysis: Malpractice premiums lower where damage caps exist
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Haymarket Media
Jan 21, 2004
Medical malpractice insurance premiums are more than 17% lower in states that have capped court awards. But the absence of such tort reform measures in other states does not fully explain recent jumps...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 28
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Study details how COVID outbreaks led to lasting staff loss in nursing homes — and poses solutions … McKnight’s podcast: Why LTC providers must embrace more palliative care … Thursday’s CDC...
Show us the data: COVID vaccine boosters may get go-ahead, but LTC docs remain wary
By
Alicia Lasek
Danielle Brown
Aug 09, 2021
Booster shots for the most vulnerable appear to be on a fast track to federal authorization. But clinicians want information about necessity, safety, dosing and more to justify prescribing an extra dose...
Providers and governors join to fight scheduled bed-tax limits
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Haymarket Media
Dec 05, 2006
Long-term care leaders and representatives from the National Governors Association are meeting today in Washington to encourage the lame duck Congress to be anything but.
U.S. may reduce 10-day isolation period in bid to keep healthcare workers on the job
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2021
Healthcare facilities will need all hands on deck to respond to expected COVID-19 surges, and a shortened isolation period for those who test positive but are symptomless and fully vaccinated could help,...
Wider vaccine mandate afoot
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2021
The Biden administration raised the stakes significantly in August, first announcing that nursing homes would need to have staff members fully vaccinated to receive Medicaid or Medicare funding, and three...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2021
‘Fully vaccinated’ may be moving target in face of breakthroughs, omicron … Merck’s COVID-19 pill effective, but less so than first shown, FDA finds … 3 more states join lawsuit challenging CMS...
Most senior living facilities short on coronavirus-fighting supplies, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
More than two-thirds of the nation’s senior living facilities report trouble sourcing equipment, particularly N95 respirators.