Clinicians may play a pivotal role in early COVID-19 diagnosis when taste and/or smell alterations manifest, say investigators.
State exec expects ‘fire sale’ of nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2021
The leader of the New Hampshire Health Care Association expects the state’s acquisition market for nursing homes to be very active thanks to the rough operating environment and workforce struggles for...
Discovery turns up the temperature on COVID-19 screenings
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2020
A single temperature screening is unlikely to accurately detect COVID-19 in nursing facility residents, investigators have found.
A holiday breakroom dilemma: Healthcare workers weigh in on limits to free treats
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2022
How many free treats is it socially acceptable to nab in the breakroom? Given the chance to voice their opinions on this topic, healthcare workers had a lot to say.
Provider faces $315K fine for failing to isolate residents, warn staff of COVID-19 outbreak
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Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2020
A Maryland provider may be forced to pay a $315,000 fine for Immediate Jeopardy violations after state health officials found that it did not properly isolate residents exposed to COVID-19.
AMA gets behind push for public list of nursing home medical directors
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 15, 2022
The American Medical Association has officially called for a national listing of nursing home medical directors, joining LTC industry advocate AMDA in the effort.
Report: Nearly 80 percent of U.S. workers want employers to encourage or require vax for in-person staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. workers have been rattled by the omicron surge and most are looking to their employer to stay fully engaged in COVID-19 precautions, analysts say.
Providers hesitant to require staff vaccinations due to worker shortages
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Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2021
Ongoing staffing struggles in the long-term care industry are preventing some providers from making the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment for their workers.
COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready for year-end approval
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2020
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE plan to seek federal approval for a jointly developed coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020. The drugmakers say they have been ramping up production capabilities to meet expected...
FDA advisors to weigh use of Rexulti for Alzheimer’s agitation
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 10, 2023
Expert advisors are set to determine whether Rexulti (brexpiprazole) is effective and safe for this new application, the FDA announced Monday.