Former CMS administrator says nursing homes will remain key test sites for COVID therapies, other treatments
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2021
Nursing homes could remain a proving ground for valuable COVID-19 therapeutics, former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., said during a recent technology conference.
Researchers bubbly over new approach
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
A new technology shows promise in using microscopic bubbles filled with oxygen to help wounds heal faster. The method would allow doctors to inject oxygen “nanobubbles” intravenously so they can target...
Test demonstrates Sterisafe’s effectiveness against coronavirus
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Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
An independent study from the Dr. Brill Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, a leading German test laboratory, confirms that the Sterisafe Pro room sterilization robot effectively kills the novel coronavirus....
LTC urged to prepare for lousy weather
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
New federal guidelines that outline climate threats to the healthcare system find nursing homes are more vulnerable during extreme weather and are less resilient afterward.
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.
Governor’s team threatened nursing home licenses, fines in vaccine-ordering dust-up
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
Confusion over unclaimed COVID-19 vaccines led high-ranking New York officials to threaten penalties, license revocations and public shaming of nursing homes they may have wrongly considered at fault.
Having My Say | We must find a way to stress better behavioral care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2022
Given all the attention the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has streamed on skilled nursing lately, the agency will surely expect more from providers on the behavioral front, too.
Why CMS is shifting its infection control focus to sepsis
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 11, 2024
BALTIMORE — Quality experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be taking a closer look at sepsis rates in nursing homes while continuing broader efforts to improve infection control,...
McKnight’s Online Expo starts this morning!
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 14, 2018
Today marks the beginning of the 2018 McKnight’s Online Expo, a free opportunity to hear from leading experts on regulatory and payment changes, wound care and other hot topics.
Seniors’ long-COVID symptoms often overlooked, confused with aging
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2022
Long COVID may hit seniors with symptoms that mimic the effects of aging — leading to oversight or misdiagnosis.