More knowledgeable nurse assessment coordinators needed, group says
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 12, 2023
More than one-quarter of nurse assessment coordinators have limited on-the-job experience, potentially leaving providers at risk for survey deficiencies and leading to poorer health outcomes for facility...
NIH to invest an additional $515M for long COVID research
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 16, 2024
The National Institutes of Health has announced plans to provide an additional $515 million in funding over the next four years for the research and treatment of long COVID.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Leqembi slow to catch on, but spending may surge … Older adults in NYC missed out on COVID-19 vaccines early on due to misallocation of resources … Intergenerational program explores attitudes on...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2023
$81million NIH grant to study nursing home dementia care … Consider these documentation practices help mitigate litigation risks for providers … Senator urges CMS to crack down on Medicaid MCOs denying...
Nurse assessment coordinators should actively manage physician certification process to avoid penalties:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 27, 2024
Nurse assessment coordinators are a vital part of ensuring a compliant physician certification process, even when they aren’t directly involved in the minutiae of that process.
Meet Emily Erickson, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 21, 2023
Learn more about Emily Erickson, Chief Clinical Officer, Retirement Unlimited Inc., Roanoke, VA.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2024
Flexibility second only to higher pay as top desire in new healthcare burnout report … NIH to invest an additional $515M for long COVID research … About half of healthcare workers witnessed racism,...
Lab owner bilked Medicare of $7 million in nursing home COVID scheme, feds say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
A laboratory owner preyed on nursing home clients to bilk Medicare out of at least $7 million in claims for early COVID-era tests that were unnecessary and, in some cases, never performed, the government...
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services, especially for behavioral health, must remain an initial priority over payment reform or quality measurement, members of a congressional...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 14
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Playing football may increase Parkinson’s risk … Researchers discover therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease … NIH trials fail to deliver meaningful long COVID treatments … Research looks...