DOJ asked to create task force to investigate coronavirus-related False Claims Act allegations
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Danielle Brown
Mar 19, 2020
A national whistleblower group is calling on the Department of Justice to establish a task force to investigate False Claims Act violations related to the coronavirus epidemic.
Florida receives nation’s first emergency Medicaid waiver approval for coronavirus response
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Danielle Brown
Mar 18, 2020
Florida became the nation’s first state to be granted an emergency Medicaid waiver for dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Former employees charged in Hurricane Irma nursing home deaths trying to keep video footage private
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Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2020
Former Florida nursing home workers on trial for the deaths of 12 residents during Hurricane Irma are looking to block more than 1,000 hours of surveillance footage that was recorded during and after the...
CMS guidance bans most visitors, communal dining at nursing homes over COVID-19
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James M. Berklan
Danielle Brown
Mar 16, 2020
Nursing homes are being directed to restrict all visitor access from its facilities as the nation works to combat and limit the spread of COVID-19. The guidance received instant support from providers...
Study links 3 key risk factors to coronavirus deaths among older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
The findings could help clinicians better identify high-risk individuals, say investigators.
Telehealth, technology providers and insurers offer range of services in wake of coronavirus
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2020
As the novel coronavirus spread to at least 35 states this week, healthcare vendors and insurers scrambled to help skilled nursing providers prepare for a battle against potentially fatal respiratory infections. ...
PatientPing dedicates site to interoperability rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2020
PatientPing, the nation’s leading care collaboration platform, on Monday announced the launch of an educational website, www.adtnotifications.com, The site is dedicated to providing information on...
Feds stepping up efforts to make coronavirus tests available
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Millions of COVID-19 diagnostic tests will become available this week, according to the White House and federal health agencies.
Golden Living fends off wrongful death suit in arbitration case referred by federal appeals court
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Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
Providers registered a significant win last week when Massachusetts’ top court emphatically reconfirmed that relatives of deceased nursing home residents cannot file a wrongful death lawsuit against...
It’s official: Providers asked to prepare for coronavirus outbreaks
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Danielle Brown
Feb 27, 2020
Long-term care and other providers are being prodded into action for a potential coronavirus outbreak in the United States following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials’ warning that...