All healthcare workers and nurses should be immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases, the American Nurses Association advised in late August.
Grassley wants action from CMS on survey problems
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Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is pushing federal regulators to act on survey and certification problems identified in a General Accountability Office report released earlier this year.
Pink glove dance video sequel available through Medline
Sep 21, 2010
Almost a year ago, a fun little video debuted featuring Portland, OR, healthcare workers dancing in pink gloves carrying a big message about joy and hope to those affected by breast cancer. Since then,...
SNF where 8 died after Irma repeatedly called governor for help, exec says
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Sep 19, 2017
The Florida nursing home where eight people died last week following Hurricane Irma called a private phone line for Gov. Rick Scott (R) three times requesting assistance, The Washington Post reported on...
Congress to probe LTC insurance practices
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Haymarket Media
May 30, 2007
A House committee has started to investigate long-term care insurance policy sellers as a result of their high number of denials for nursing home claims.
Health and Human Services must recode feeding device, court rules
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 06, 2018
A federal court has ordered Health and Human Services to use a unique billing code for a certain type of feeding device.
Drugmakers ask FDA to approve another Alzheimer’s drug, similar to Aduhelm
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 29, 2021
Drugmakers Eisai and Biogen are putting the Food and Drug Administration to the test with a request to approve a second Alzheimer’s drug that works like aducanumab (Aduhelm), the new, yet controversial,...
Lawmakers want Obama-era infection control regulations for nursing homes restored
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Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Stricter infection control and emergency preparedness regulations could be on the horizon for skilled nursing and other long-term care providers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grants a...
State AGs call for more authority to investigate Medicaid abuse and neglect
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May 12, 2017
A group of 38 state attorneys general have requested expanded authority from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., to tackle fraud and abuse within the Medicaid program.
SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...