The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appears to be weighing changes to its nursing home room capacity standards, based on recommendations included in updated guidance released Wednesday.
CDC releases interim guidance on rapid antigen testing
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 21, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidance on rapid antigen testing as nursing homes across the country begin receiving and using the point-of-care devices for COVID-19.
Things I Think: The lessons of autumn
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 05, 2019
Autumn is a time of change. That probably seems trite and obvious, and certainly it’s a trait shared by all the seasons, at least where I live in the Pacific Northwest. But the transitions of fall always...
Inaction may seal our fate
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 01, 2012
The 4th of July is usually a really great time to feel warmly about America. But after watching my dog driven insane by a barrage of exploding devices, my patriotism has ebbed.
Ask the nursing expert: surviving long-term care reimbursement cuts while providing quality care
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
How to do it … financing in the age of Trump
By
John Hall
May 06, 2017
The new administration has promised to relax restrictive regulations and provide a host of economic incentives to expand and improve. But providers should beware of the double-edged sword of uncertainty....
HHS leader ‘absolutely supportive’ of permanent telehealth expansions
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2021
Telehealth expansions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic got a strong vote of approval to be made permanent after the leader of the Health and Human Services Department expressed his “absolute support”...
Lawsuit seeks to lift ban so providers can help with Part D decisions
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Haymarket Media
Aug 31, 2006
Providers should be able to help Medicare Part D beneficiaries — particularly those with cognitive problems — pick their prescription drug plans, a new lawsuit asserts.
Nation’s largest nursing home association to hold annual meeting in Tampa
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
Members of the American Health Care Association will gather Sunday through Wednesday in Tampa for the group’s 63rd annual convention and expo. Keynote speakers include best-selling business author...