Hospital’s coronavirus containment success a model for other facilities, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
A testing and mask protocol that rapidly stopped the spread of COVID-19 in two hospital units during the omicron surge may be a useful model for other facilities to emulate, researchers say.
Feds ramp up nursing home sanctions for poor care performance
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 24, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will more aggressively enforce accountability in its Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program, the Biden Administration said Friday.
New COVID-19 test kits promised as LTC operators contend with shortages, slow PCR results
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Five million Celltion brand rapid tests will be shipped over a five-week period to facilities as they contend with testing supply shortages and slow lab turnaround times.
Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
What happens once Phase 1 vaccine clinics wrap up? Ensuring access to next doses
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2021
Industry advocates and the CDC answer key questions: How to facilitate a smooth transition to a new vaccine supplier; and how to guarantee second doses for staff and residents who receive their first dose...
Pharmacies to long-term care: Get in front of COVID-19 vaccination questions
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2020
With vaccine approval anticipated shortly, the best communicators will have the smoothest Phase 1 vaccination process, say Omnicare and PharMerica. Community pharmacies have recommendations as well.
Post-acute care after COVID-19: What to expect
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2020
While there are many unknowns about coronavirus survivors’ future healthcare needs, a discharge model reveals what post-acute providers might soon be dealing with.
FDA to withdraw certain drug-related guidances with end of PHE
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice detailing which COVID-19-related guidances will expire when the public health emergency ends as scheduled on May 11, and which guidances will remain...
Bulk of nursing home work for nurse practitioners remains nonclinical, finds study
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
Oral zinc reduces severe COVID in nearly 40% of patients, study finds
Nov 08, 2022
Patients who took oral zinc twice daily for 15 days had a 42% reduced likelihood of death and intensive care unit admission, a randomized controlled trial has found.