Alicia DiGiammarino, MS, Developer of HEAR with UCSF
Extra vaccines for nursing homes, hidden COVID-19 risks, and interoperability — top subjects for Online...
Mar 18, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy is one of the biggest problems facing long-term care facilities and their workforces today. That makes the first webinar of three at the McKnight’s Online Expo today such a valuable...
Suspended doctor who freely signed COVID vaccination and mask waivers being investigated
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Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2021
Workers at Connecticut long-term care facilities now find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the state and a suspended doctor accused of freely handing COVID-19 vaccine and mask exemptions...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 11
Nov 11, 2020
State extends legal immunity for providers during pandemic … Michigan nursing homes seeking additional liability protections for treating COVID-19 patients … 120% rise in weekly coronavirus cases seen...
MedPAC endorses recommendation to ditch VBP in favor of more equitable model
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Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is urging Congress to eliminate the current value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities and establish an alternative that builds in more equitable...
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 23
Mar 23, 2021
Florida lawmakers pass COVID-19 liability protections for nursing homes, other businesses … Providers applaud ‘granny cam’ bill that would restrict hidden cameras in resident rooms … Michigan eases...
Providers look to pack infrastructure bills with Medicaid financing, workforce supports
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Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2021
Investments in aging services infrastructure must include a new, $6 billion Provider Relief Fund for those hardest hit by the pandemic, a permanent increase of Medicaid’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage...
New York SNF brings annual Macy’s parade to residents
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Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2020
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took on a different look this year by restricting in-person attendance and turning it into a television-only event due to the ongoing public health crisis.
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 16
Aug 16, 2021
NHSN seeking COVID-19 vaccine supply information from providers … Medicare won’t charge for COVID-19 booster shot after FDA gives nod … Department of Labor updates guidance for protecting unvaccinated...
Minimum staffing plan ‘unrealistic and impossible,’ nursing home chief says
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
The Biden administration’s premise that quality in nursing homes has gotten worse is “further from the truth,” maintains the leader of the nation’s top nursing home association.