In apparent acknowledgement that HIPAA violation enforcement has been less than aggressive so far, a government adviser said that HIPAA audits would soon produce swift results — and penalties, when appropriate.
BREAKING: CMS starts posting nursing home vaccination rates
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James M. Berklan
Jun 10, 2021
Federal regulators have unveiled the first round of COVID-19 vaccination data for individual nursing homes on the CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data website. Statistics for staff and resident vaccination rates,...
LTC-favored provisions were saved in final tax bill version
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James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2018
The House passed a sweeping tax reform bill Dec. 20 that the Senate had tweaked and approved hours earlier in the middle of the night. The conversion of a few Senate holdouts in the days previous erased...
Revised federal health IT strategic plan released, linked to long-term care
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James M. Berklan
Dec 09, 2014
Although physicians and hospitals are the main focus of an updated federal health information technology plan announced Monday, long-term care and other providers were also identified as targets of a push...
This is (really!) it. Wednesday is final deadline for 2022 Women of Distinction entries
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James M. Berklan
Jan 07, 2022
The final entry period for the 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program arrives at midnight Wednesday. That still leaves plenty of time to fill out the basic entry form as a way to gain some...
Senators demand that CMS name all poor performers
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James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2008
A handful of U.S. senators are leading a push to release all names on a federal “worst performing” nursing homes list.
Feds offer more support for workers’ background checks
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James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2013
A federal agency is again offering to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to employee background checks for long-term care providers. All direct-care employees could potentially be affected.
Super Tuesday webinar: Harnessing your data for better pay and outcomes
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James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2016
The next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar will show providers how to make the most of their in-house data. The must-attend event will offer examples from a provider that has achieved great success...
Information Technology Feature: On the record
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James M. Berklan
Jan 09, 2007
IT specialists are already working to create and implement the next era of resident-centered electronic health records.
Information Technology: Wireless? Why not
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 13, 2005
Wireless nurse-call systems are creeping into nursing homes more often — regardless of what regulations say or imply.
Nobody’s ready to call it a tidal wave yet. But there are signs of an undercurrent...