Focus on life safety during the management of COVID-19
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 24, 2020
Note: This story was updated on May 12 to reflect new regulatory changes. As skilled nursing facilities around the nation rise to the challenges of managing this current infectious disease outbreak, providers...
Three things you need to know about COVID-19
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2020
We look to be heading into even more challenging times ahead. But we must look beyond them.
Facilities urged to conserve dwindling medical supplies as pandemic persists
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
One in five eldercare facilities will run out of masks, gowns and other PPE if current supplies aren’t carefully conserved, says AHCA / NCAL.
GI symptoms found in nearly half of patients with COVID-19, new study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
Gastrointestinal symptoms are more common than originally thought. Waiting for respiratory signs can lead to delayed treatment, say investigators.
‘This is the perfect storm’: CDC releases new guidance as providers face gown, mask shortages amid...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 19, 2020
The federal government has issued guidance on the best ways to conserve personal protection equipment, such as gowns and facemasks, as supply shortages become a larger concern for providers and healthcare...
Feds’ ‘dramatic expansion’ of telehealth widens payment coverage; HIPAA rules are relaxed for COVID-19
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2020
The federal government removed Medicare restrictions for telehealth coverage nationwide Tuesday while also temporarily relaxing HIPAA obligations for providers. The latter opens the door for doctors’...
Will long-term care wear the phoenix label?
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2020
Long-term care providers have a great opportunity at hand.
BREAKING: CMS announces shift to broadly expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries,...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2020
The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven deadliest for...
LATEST BREAKING: Feds ban most nursing home visitors in escalation of coronavirus fight
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 14, 2020
Federal authorities announced late Friday new restrictions on nursing home visitors in guidance aimed at protecting seniors from the novel coronavirus.
Regular caregiving burdens multiplied by coronavirus: Bring in the saints
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 12, 2020
It seems like a fragile house of cards could come down at almost any unlucky location where the invisible menace decides to reveal itself.