No timeline for official QAPI regulation, but surveyors are learning program basics, CMS official says
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still cannot say when an official regulation will be established for the Quality Assessment and Performance Initiative, but that’s not stopping the agency...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2020
Mild COVID-19 leaves a legacy: One third feel worse two months later … Coronavirus transmission rebounds quickly when physical distancing rules are relaxed … HHS official: Mandated COVID-19 testing...
Also in the News for Friday, April 19, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
Connecticut reduces surveyor shortage from 40% to 14% … Nurse certification provides strong position in new payment systems: study … SEC says developer pulled $10 million in EB-5 funds from nursing...
Fears become reality? Surveyor may have exposed residents, staff to COVID-19
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Danielle Brown
Apr 19, 2021
Provider concerns about surveyors potentially spreading COVID-19 throughout facilities due to a lack of required testing before entering may be justified after a report that a health department employee...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
Dozens of surveyors sent to nursing homes without being tested for COVID-19 … Mail-order pharmacy use rises due to pandemic … Uber Health launches prescription delivery service … Aging heart cells...
Court tosses out citation for runny eggs, limits surveyors
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Slapped with an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents, a nursing home took its defense to a federal appeals court — and won. The court staked out limits on how government...
Scrutiny of skilled nursing facilities intensifies with Nursing Home Compare overhaul
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 19, 2012
The government’s Nursing Home Compare website now includes more information about surveyor inspection findings and antipsychotic medication usage, officials announced Tuesday.
Court throws out Immediate Jeopardy citation for undercooked eggs, repudiates interpretation of ‘ambiguous’...
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 03, 2013
A Texas nursing home recently won a legal battle challenging an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents.