CMS issues updated MDS corrections … Opening of North Carolina VA nursing home delayed … Nursing home among three New York cyberattack victims … Nurse practitioners, physicians just as likely to...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 23
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 23, 2023
SEIU, other worker and patient advocacy groups blanket Washington with pro-nursing home staffing mandate messaging … Consumer advocates push NY officials to begin enforcing state staffing, direct care...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 16
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2023
DOJ still aiming to retry healthcare fraudster Esformes, despite Trump clemency … Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris in patients receiving mechanical ventilation … Alzheimer’s...
Also in the News for Monday, Sept. 18
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2023
Senate bill would devote $1.2 billion to RN training … EEOC and Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division forge partnership to bolster enforcement … Starting PT sooner for people with dizziness...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 25
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2023
CMS materials from MDS training sessions now available online … CDC: New COVID lineage could infect those previously vaccinated … New enforcement wave linked to $836M in COVID relief fraud, including...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 8
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2023
Nursing home staff praised for evacuation efforts after roof-work fire … LTC advocacy groups support bill to broaden scope of nurse practitioners in skilled nursing and beyond … Healthcare cybersecurity...
Also in the News for Friday, June 2
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
Medicare plans to cover approved Alzheimer’s drugs: CMS … Rhode Island dismisses enforcement as stricter nursing home staffing rules kick in … Two nursing homes under same ownership face loss of...
Also in the News for Friday, May 19
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Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2023
Governor leans on a pandemic workaround — simulation training — in effort to boost nursing pipeline … ‘Organic’ immigration reform efforts necessary to move Congress, expert says … Stress-management...
Also in the News for Monday, May 1
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2023
Maine getting fresh round of state COVID funding … Feds must ramp up efforts against antibiotic resistance: GAO … HHS BinaxNOW test distribution program to continue after PHE ends …
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 25
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Budget proposal offers big money for nursing homes, elder care in Ohio … Louisiana legislators consider weakening brand new nursing home disaster plan rule … Small and rural providers continue to lag...